# CVE-2019-18812: 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 de

- 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 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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## References

- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c0a333d842ef67ac04adc72ff79dc1ccc3dca4ed
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LYIFGYEDQXP5DVJQQUARQRK2PXKBKQGY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YWWOOJKZ4NQYN4RMFIVJ3ZIXKJJI3MKP/

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