VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-16229
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
MEDIUM 4.1EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: The security community disputes this issues as not being serious enough to be deserving a CVE id
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150469#c3Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/9/487Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150469#c3Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/9/487Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.