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CVE-2019-19050

CVE-2019-19050 PUBLISHED

Reported by mitre · Published November 18, 2019

A memory leak in the crypto_reportstat() function in crypto/crypto_user_stat.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_reportstat_alg() failures, aka CID-c03b04dcdba1.

Fixed versions

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PackageEcosystemFixed in
linux-gke-5.3Ubuntu:18.04:LTS5.3.0-1012.13~18.04.1
linux_kernellinux5.4.3, 5.3.16
linux-hweUbuntu:18.04:LTS5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1
linux-gke-5.0Ubuntu:18.04:LTS5.0.0-1029.30~18.04.1
linux-azureUbuntu:18.04:LTS5.0.0-1029.31~18.04.1

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
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n/an/a*

Timeline

  • Nov 18, 2019 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Aug 5, 2024 CVE Updated
  • Mar 6, 2026 Distribution Patch (14 in total, the first dated here)
  • Mar 6, 2026 Security Advisory (55 in total, the first dated here)
  • Sep 12, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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