Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 28, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-12378

Description

An issue was discovered in ip6_ra_control in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kmalloc of new_ra, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash). NOTE: This has been disputed as not an issue

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.1.5
- (no CPE)range: <=5.1.5
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References

git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/nvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
lkml.org/lkml/2019/5/25/229nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/108475nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/nvd

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