CVE-2019-18806
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.003 · 28 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A memory leak in the ql_alloc_large_buffers() function in drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qla3xxx.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering pci_dma_mapping_error() failures, aka CID-1acb8f2a7a9f.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (24)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Avaya Aura Application Enablement Servicesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:avaya:aura_application_enablement_services:-
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphereall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:for_vmware_vsphere
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0769Linux Kernel: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2019-11-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1acb8f2a7a9f10543868ddd737e37424d5c36cf4cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18806cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-memory-leak-via-ql-alloc-large-buffers-30812cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0644/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-linux-kernel-affect-ibm-spectrum-protect-plus/cnnvd
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.5enisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1acb8f2a7a9f10543868ddd737e37424d5c36cf4enisa_euvd
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