Description
Two memory leaks in the rtl_usb_probe() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-3f9361695113.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.6/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f93616951138a598d930dcaec40f2bfd9ce43bbPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f93616951138a598d930dcaec40f2bfd9ce43bbPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3PSDE6PTOTVBK2YTKB2TFQP2SUBVSNF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PY7LJMSPAGRIKABJPDKQDTXYW3L5RX2T/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 18, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified