Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-19059) ELSA-2020-4060: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-19059) ELSA-2020-4060: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/18/2019
Created
10/09/2020
Added
10/07/2020
Modified
10/07/2020

Description

Multiple memory leaks in the iwl_pcie_ctxt_info_gen3_init() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/ctxt-info-gen3.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering iwl_pcie_init_fw_sec() or dma_alloc_coherent() failures, aka CID-0f4f199443fa.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel

References

  • ELSA-2020-4060
  • USN-4300-1
  • USN-4301-1
  • CVE-2019-19059

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;