# CVE-2019-18810: A memory leak in the komeda\_wb\_connector\_add() function in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda\_wb\_connector.c in the Linux kernel befo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-07 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A memory leak in the komeda_wb_connector_add() function in drivers/gpu/drm/arm/display/komeda/komeda_wb_connector.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering drm_writeback_connector_init() failures, aka CID-a0ecd6fdbf5d.

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## References

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ecd6fdbf5d648123a7315c695fb6850d702835
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/

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