---
id: CVE-2019-19081
title: >-
  A memory leak in the nfp_flower_spawn_vnic_reprs() function in
  drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c in the Linux kernel before
  5.3.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka
  CID-8ce39eb5a67a.
summary: >-
  A memory leak in the nfp_flower_spawn_vnic_reprs() function in
  drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c in the Linux kernel before
  5.3.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka
  CID-8ce39eb5a67a.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-401
  - CWE-400
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - linux_kernel < 5.3.4
  - leap = 15.1
  - enterprise_linux = 7.0
  - enterprise_linux = 8.0
patched:
  - linux_kernel 5.3.4
published: '2019-11-18'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T21:17:18.350'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19081'
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-5.3.4'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8ce39eb5a67aee25d9f05b40b673c95b23502e3e
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/'
    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-5.3.4'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8ce39eb5a67aee25d9f05b40b673c95b23502e3e
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191205-0001/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-19081.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19081'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1776375'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19081'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19081'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
epss: 0.03262
epssPercentile: 0.88311
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T22:11:53.706Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-08T20:56:44.654222Z'
---

## Overview

A memory leak in the nfp_flower_spawn_vnic_reprs() function in drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/main.c in the Linux kernel before 5.3.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), aka CID-8ce39eb5a67a.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel < 5.3.4`
- `leap = 15.1`
- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 5.3.4`

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Low · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · updated 2026-10-08 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-19081.json)