Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 3, 2019· Updated Aug 4, 2024
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
2- Linux/Linux kerneldescription
- Range: <=5.1.6
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References
6- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108549mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git/commit/mitrex_refsource_MISC
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
- www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2014901.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
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