CVE-2019-19078

Name: CVE-2019-19078
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-11-18T06:15:13.56+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 6.62%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-19078 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 6.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

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:H

EPSS Probability

6.62%

93.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.14, < 4.14.165
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.15, < 4.19.96
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 4.20, < 5.4.12
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.10

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b8d17e7d93d2beb89e4f34c59996376b8b544792Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D4ISVNIC44SOGXTUBCIZFSUNQJ5LRKNZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MN6MLCN7G7VFTSXSZYXKXEFCUMFBUAXQ/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/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.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b8d17e7d93d2beb89e4f34c59996376b8b544792Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D4ISVNIC44SOGXTUBCIZFSUNQJ5LRKNZ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MN6MLCN7G7VFTSXSZYXKXEFCUMFBUAXQ/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/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.htmlThird Party Advisory

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-19078?

How severe is CVE-2019-19078?

CVE-2019-19078 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 6.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19078?

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Source: NVD / NIST