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CVE-2019-19063Two memory leaks in the rtl_usb_probe() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 0.90%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 40% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Two memory leaks in the rtl_usb_probe() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-3f9361695113.
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.90% · top 40% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References14
- FEDORA-2019-021c968423 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-34a75d7e61 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2675 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20200109 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2020-008-01) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- USN-4254-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4254-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4285-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4287-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4287-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4284-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f93616951138a598d930dcaec40f2bfd9ce43bb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2019-8702 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2019-19063)Record last updated .