CVE-2019-12615
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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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).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12615
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12615.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.2.6-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.2.6-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.2.6-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.2.6-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.2.6-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.