vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-19062: CVE-2019-19062 kernel: memory leak in the crypto_report() function in crypto/crypto_user_base.c allows for DoS (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 18, 2019 | Jul 8, 2020 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 18, 2019
Added
Jul 8, 2020
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
A memory leak in the crypto_report() function in crypto/crypto_user_base.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_report_alg() failures, aka CID-ffdde5932042.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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