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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-12615

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).

HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.57%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
3.57% probability · 89th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
linux/linux kernel · netapp/aff a700s firmware · netapp/active iq unified manager · netapp/hci management node · netapp/solidfire · netapp/cn1610 firmware · netapp/h610s firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.