{"id":"CVE-2019-19083","title":"Memory leaks in *clock_source_create() functions under drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption)","summary":"Memory leaks in *clock_source_create() functions under drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption). This affects the dce112_clock_source_create() funct…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-401"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 5.3.8","ubuntu_linux = 14.04","ubuntu_linux = 16.04","ubuntu_linux = 18.04","ubuntu_linux = 19.04","ubuntu_linux = 19.10","leap = 15.1"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.3.8"],"published":"2019-11-18","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T21:17:18.697","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19083","references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/055e547478a11a6360c7ce05e2afc3e366968a12","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/055e547478a11a6360c7ce05e2afc3e366968a12","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00503,"epssPercentile":0.41073,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T22:11:53.707Z","slug":"CVE-2019-19083","body":"## Overview\n\nMemory leaks in *clock_source_create() functions under drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption). This affects the dce112_clock_source_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce112/dce112_resource.c, the dce100_clock_source_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce100/dce100_resource.c, the dcn10_clock_source_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_resource.c, the dcn20_clock_source_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c, the dce120_clock_source_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce120/dce120_resource.c, the dce110_clock_source_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_resource.c, and the dce80_clock_source_create() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce80/dce80_resource.c, aka CID-055e547478a1.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.3.8`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 14.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 18.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 19.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 19.10`\n- `leap = 15.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.3.8`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":26,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":25.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}