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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-8510 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2026-10-08T21:03:20.012Z

Reserved: 2019-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-18806

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Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-07T16:15:11.233

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:17:17.533

Link: CVE-2019-18806

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-18806 - Bugzilla

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