Memory leaks in iwl_pcie_ctxt_info_gen3_init() function in Linux kernel through 5.3.11 leading to denial of service

Memory leaks in iwl_pcie_ctxt_info_gen3_init() function in Linux kernel through 5.3.11 leading to denial of service

CVE-2019-19059 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Multiple memory leaks in the iwl_pcie_ctxt_info_gen3_init() function in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/ctxt-info-gen3.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering iwl_pcie_init_fw_sec() or dma_alloc_coherent() failures, aka CID-0f4f199443fa.

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