K84797753 : Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2019-19062

Security Advisory Description

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. (CVE-2019-19062)

Impact

A local attacker with access to induce the error conditions can use this flaw to stop the Traffix system. The greatest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.