Memory Leak Vulnerability in crypto_report() Function in Linux Kernel (CVE-2020-12345)

Memory Leak Vulnerability in crypto_report() Function in Linux Kernel (CVE-2020-12345)

CVE-2019-19062 · MEDIUM Severity

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

A memory leak in the crypto_report() function in crypto/crypto_user_base.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering crypto_report_alg() failures, aka CID-ffdde5932042.

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