Description
A memory leak in the unittest_data_add() function in drivers/of/unittest.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering of_fdt_unflatten_tree() failures, aka CID-e13de8fe0d6a. NOTE: third parties dispute the relevance of this because unittest.c can only be reached during boot
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157173Issue Tracking
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.10Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e13de8fe0d6a51341671bbe384826d527afe8d44Patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157173Issue Tracking
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.10Release Notes
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e13de8fe0d6a51341671bbe384826d527afe8d44Patch
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 18, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed