A memory leak in the ca8210_probe() function in drivers/net/ieee802154/ca8210.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.8 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering ca8210_get_platform_data() failures, aka CID-6402939ec86e.
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.8
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6402939ec86eaf226c8b8ae00ed983936b164908
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4208-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4210-1/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
Source: MITRE
Published: 2019-11-18
Updated: 2023-01-17
Type: CWE-401
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH