CVE-2019-19078: canonical ubuntu_linux
CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-19078DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19078
Published 18-11-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-19078 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 6.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
6.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 10Timeline
- 18-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A memory leak in the ath10k_usb_hif_tx_sg() function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering usb_submit_urb() failures, aka CID-b8d17e7d93d2.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
High 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
6.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.62% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score6.62%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu32 products
- linux< 4.15.0-88.88
- linux-aws< 4.15.0-1060.62
- linux-aws-5.0< 5.0.0-1024.27~18.04.1
- linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1060.62~16.04.1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 19.10
Debian1 product
- linux< 5.4.13-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≥ 4.14, < 4.14.165 | ≥ 4.15, < 4.19.96 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.12
4 vendors · 35 products
References
17 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b8d17e7d93d2beb89e4f34c59996376b8b544792X Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
