High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 7, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-18812

Description

A memory leak in the sof_dfsentry_write() function in sound/soc/sof/debug.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-c0a333d842ef.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.3,<5.4
- (no CPE)range: <=5.3.9
Linux/Linux kerneldescription
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 5.14.6-1.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c0a333d842ef67ac04adc72ff79dc1ccc3dca4ednvdPatchThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/nvdThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYIFGYEDQXP5DVJQQUARQRK2PXKBKQGY/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWWOOJKZ4NQYN4RMFIVJ3ZIXKJJI3MKP/nvd

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