CVE-2019-19073

kernel: Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel (DOS)

Published Nov 18, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 4.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering wait_for_completion_timeout() failures. This affects the htc_config_pipe_credits() function, the htc_setup_complete() function, and the htc_connect_service() function, aka CID-853acf7caf10.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2420-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2420-2 linux regression update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-8712 Memory leaks in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering wait_for_completion_timeout() failures. This affects the htc_config_pipe_credits() function, the htc_setup_complete() function, and the htc_connect_service() function, aka CID-853acf7caf10.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4526-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4527-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 18, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 18, 2019, 6:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:26 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 21, 2019, 12:00 AM