Out-of-Bounds Affecting kernel-debug-core package, versions <0:4.18.0-193.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.25% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGCORE-3733238
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Nov 2019

Introduced: 21 Nov 2019

CVE-2019-19074  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug-core to version 0:4.18.0-193.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1769.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-core package and not the kernel-debug-core package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak in the ath9k_wmi_cmd() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-728c1e2a05e4.

CVSS Scores

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