CVE-2019-20095

Name: CVE-2019-20095
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-12-30T05:15:11.493+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.39%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-20095 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. mwifiex_tm_cmd in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.6 has some error-handling cases that did not free allocated hostcmd memory, aka CID-003b686ace82. This will cause a memory leak and denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

mwifiex_tm_cmd in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.6 has some error-handling cases that did not free allocated hostcmd memory, aka CID-003b686ace82. This will cause a memory leak and denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.39%

31.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-401

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 5.1.6
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp	Cloud Backup	All versions
Netapp	Data Availability Services	All versions
Netapp	E-Series Santricity Os Controller	>= 11.0.0, <= 11.70.1
Netapp	Hci Management Node	All versions
Netapp	Solidfire	All versions
Netapp	Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage	All versions
Netapp	A700s Firmware	All versions
Netapp	8300 Firmware	All versions
Netapp	8700 Firmware	All versions
Netapp	A400 Firmware	All versions
Netapp	H610s Firmware	All versions

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.6Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=003b686ace820ce2d635a83f10f2d7f9c147dabcRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.6Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=003b686ace820ce2d635a83f10f2d7f9c147dabcRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 30, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-20095?

How severe is CVE-2019-20095?

CVE-2019-20095 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20095?

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Source: NVD / NIST