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).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.92%). 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
- 3.92% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- 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
EPSS 3.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git/commit/?id=80caf43549e7e41a695c6d1e11066286538b336fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2014901.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git/commit/?id=80caf43549e7e41a695c6d1e11066286538b336fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2014901.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.