Kai-Heng,
I can confirm it is fixed in 5.1.15-050115-generic.

However, I can not use 5.1.15 because with its 
linux-headers-5.1.15-050115-generic dkms can not build a module for nvidia-340
(see further below for the error output).
I switched to nouveau and with that driver I could reach with 5.1.15 the 
desktop and see that all network functionality is ok.
The nouveau driver is not as stable as nvidia's. But its biggest disadvantage 
is that after a while my old laptop is consumed with high cpu load from a 
process of systemd-udev or something.
Thus I had to revert to kernel 4.18 and to nvidia driver.

Please ask the kernel devs to make builds that can build dkms modules
for nvidia-340.

For anyone that stumbles on this bug report:
I had a lot of trouble with kubuntu 19.04 to make nouveau working:

First I tried Discover > Sources > Additional drivers: changing to nouveau does 
not do anything.
Running from konsole "sudo software-properties-qt" shows that it can't change 
to nouveau. Someone, please make a bug for it (I currently have no time to dot 
it myself).

Then I found out about KDE's systemsettings > Driver Manager: that
functionality to change to nouveau works.

Then the next hitch: booting then fails (for both 5.15 and 4.18): the boot 
message lines don't go further than systemd_user_sessions.service.
In a second tty (ctrl-alt-F2) I tried the command startx and KDE plasma desktop 
got loaded.
(without starting X you can't download and install packages with apt command as 
there is no wifi connection. Maybe a utp cable connection would have given 
internet access at the tty2.)

Searching further to make it boot completely I found the command "sudo
apt purge nvidia*". Then I was able to boot to the desktop without
getting stuck at systemd_user_sessions.service.

And this for both 5.1.15 and 4.18.

Someone, please also make a bug for the fact that the graphical way to
change to nouveau driver is useless without the purge nvidia* command!

Alas, as already told, nouveau's quality is too low: after a while the cpu load 
goes up by a systemd-udev process.
So to revert back to nvidia driver and kernel 4.18 the command "sudo 
ubuntu-drivers autoinstall" does the trick.

Here the error output for kernel 5.1.15 when dkms tries to build a
module for nvidia-340:

Building initial module for 5.1.15-050115-generic
ERROR (dkms apport): kernel package linux-headers-5.1.15-050115-generic is not 
supported
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 5.1.15-050115-generic 
(x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/nvidia-340/340.107/build/make.log for more information.
dpkg: fout bij verwerken van pakket nvidia-340 (--configure):
 subproces van pakket nvidia-340 werd script post-installation geïnstalleerd 
gaf de foutwaarde 10 terug

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