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CVE-2019-18811

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A memory leak in the sof_set_get_large_ctrl_data() function in sound/soc/sof/ipc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering sof_get_ctrl_copy_params() failures, aka CID-45c1380358b1.

How to fix

Remediation Available
linuxDebian
Fixed in:5.3.15-1CVE-2019-18811
Fixed in:5.3.15-1CVE-2019-18811
Fixed in:5.3.15-1CVE-2019-18811
Fixed in:5.3.15-1CVE-2019-18811
linux-azure-5.3Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-gcp-5.3Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-hweUbuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-image-5.3.0-1012-gcpUbuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-image-5.3.0-1013-azureUbuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-1013.14~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-image-5.3.0-1018-raspi2Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-image-5.3.0-40-genericUbuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-image-5.3.0-40-generic-lpaeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-image-5.3.0-40-lowlatencyUbuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1USN-4284-1
linux-image-azure-edgeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0.1013.13USN-4284-1
linux-image-gcp-edgeUbuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0.1012.11USN-4284-1
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0.40.97USN-4284-1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0.40.97USN-4284-1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0.40.97USN-4284-1
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0.1018.7USN-4284-1
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0.40.97USN-4284-1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0.40.97USN-4284-1
linux-raspi2-5.3Ubuntu
Fixed in:5.3.0-1018.20~18.04.1USN-4284-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.39%probability of exploitation in 30 days
31stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 31% of all known CVEs.

References

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CVE-2020-13934High7.564%-Fix
CVE-2016-6304High7.563%-Fix
CVE-2019-12265Medium5.355%-Fix
CVE-2001-0136Medium5.045%--
CVE-2016-4232High7.536%--
CVE-2001-0543Medium5.021%--
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