CVE-2019-12615 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in get_vdev_port_node_info in arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup_const of node_info-vdev_port.name which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108549 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git/commit/?id=80caf43549e7e41a695c6d1e11066286538b336f https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/ https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org/msg2014901.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5