Description
A memory leak in the ql_alloc_large_buffers() function in drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering pci_dma_mapping_error() failures, aka CID-1acb8f2a7a9f.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1acb8f2a7a9f10543868ddd737e37424d5c36cf4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1acb8f2a7a9f10543868ddd737e37424d5c36cf4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 7, 2019
- Last modified
- Oct 8, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified