VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-16234
drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00064.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.htmlMailing List, 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/4342-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4346-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00064.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.htmlMailing List, 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/4342-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4344-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4346-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.