High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 3, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-12615
CVE-2019-12615
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).
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Affected products
19- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*Range: >=9.5
- cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.6.12.1,<4.14.130
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.2:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=5.1.6
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:aff_a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:cn1610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h610s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Linux/Linux kerneldescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108549nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046nvd
- www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2014901.htmlnvd
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