CVE-2019-19054

Name: CVE-2019-19054
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-11-18T06:15:11.967+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.7/10EPSS 0.45%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-19054 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.7/10 on the CVSS scale. A memory leak in the cx23888_ir_probe() function in drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering kfifo_alloc() failures, aka CID-a7b2df76b42b.. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A memory leak in the cx23888_ir_probe() function in drivers/media/pci/cx23885/cx23888-ir.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering kfifo_alloc() failures, aka CID-a7b2df76b42b.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.45%

35.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	<= 5.3.11
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	20.04
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30
Fedoraproject	Fedora	31
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp	Aff Baseboard Management Controller	All versions
Netapp	Cloud Backup	All versions
Netapp	Data Availability Services	All versions
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.0
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.0.0
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.20
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.25
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.30
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.30.5r3
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.40
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.40.3r2
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.40.5
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.50.1
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.50.2
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.60
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.60.0
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.60.1
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.60.3
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.70.1
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	11.70.2
Netapp	Fas\/Aff Baseboard Management Controller	All versions
Netapp	Hci Baseboard Management Controller	h610s
Netapp	Solidfire\, Enterprise Sds \& Hci Storage Node	All versions
Netapp	Solidfire \& Hci Management Node	All versions
Netapp	Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage	All versions
Broadcom	Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware	All versions
Netapp	Hci Compute Node Firmware	All versions
Netapp	Solidfire Baseboard Management Controller Firmware	All versions

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a7b2df76b42bdd026e3106cf2ba97db41345a177Patch, 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://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4525-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a7b2df76b42bdd026e3106cf2ba97db41345a177Patch, 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://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4525-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4526-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4527-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 18, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-19054?

How severe is CVE-2019-19054?

CVE-2019-19054 has a CVSS score of 4.7/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19054?

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Source: NVD / NIST