CVE-2019-19048
High
Description
A memory leak in the crypto_reportstat() function in drivers/virt/vboxguest/vboxguest_utils.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering copy_form_user() failures, aka CID-e0b0cb938864.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 18, 2019
First seenNov 18, 2019
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel4.19.82, 5.3.9 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 4.16 ≤ v < 4.19.82, 4.20 ≤ v < 5.3.9 | 4.19.82, 5.3.9 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 18.04, 19.10 | — |
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