Two memory leaks in the rtl_usb_probe() function in drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/usb.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.11 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-3f9361695113.
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f93616951138a598d930dcaec40f2bfd9ce43bb
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/
Source: MITRE
Published: 2019-11-18
Updated: 2022-11-07
Type: CWE-401
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 0.9
Severity: MEDIUM