CVE-2019-19081

Name: CVE-2019-19081
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-11-18T06:15:13.763+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9/10EPSS 3.26%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-19081 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A memory leak in the nfp_flower_spawn_vnic_reprs() function in drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-8ce39eb5a67a.. EPSS estimates a 3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A memory leak in the nfp_flower_spawn_vnic_reprs() function in drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-8ce39eb5a67a.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.9/10

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

EPSS Probability

3.26%

86.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 5.3.4
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8ce39eb5a67aee25d9f05b40b673c95b23502e3ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8ce39eb5a67aee25d9f05b40b673c95b23502e3ePatch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-19081?

How severe is CVE-2019-19081?

CVE-2019-19081 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19081?

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Source: NVD / NIST