Linux Kernel up to 5.3.10 v3d_gem.c v3d_submit_cl_ioctl resource consumption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Linux Kernel up to 5.3.10. Affected by this issue is the function v3d_submit_cl_ioctl of the file drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c. This manipulation causes resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-19044. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.3.10 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function v3d_submit_cl_ioctl of the file drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Two memory leaks in the v3d_submit_cl_ioctl() function in drivers/gpu/drm/v3d/v3d_gem.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering kcalloc() or v3d_job_init() failures, aka CID-29cd13cfd762.

The weakness was released 11/18/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-19044 since 11/18/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.3.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-145865, VDB-145864, VDB-145863 and VDB-145862. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.3.0
• 5.3.1
• 5.3.2
• 5.3.3
• 5.3.4
• 5.3.5
• 5.3.6
• 5.3.7
• 5.3.8
• 5.3.9
• 5.3.10

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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