CVE-2019-19059: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-19059 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 2Timeline
- 18-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
32%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.38% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu23 products
- linux-aws-5.0< 5.0.0-1027.30
- linux-azure< 5.0.0-1035.37
- linux-azure-5.3< 5.3.0-1016.17~18.04.1
- linux-azure-edgeAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL18.04 | 19.10
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.4.6-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL30 | 31
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 5.3.11
5 vendors · 27 products
References
11 links- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0f4f199443faca715523b0659aa536251d8b978fX Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
