CVE-2019-12615

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 4.14.130 - Denial of Service via Unchecked kstrdup_const in get_vdev_port_node_info

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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).

References (6)

Core 6

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0191
EPSS Percentile 83.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (9)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.12 rc2 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 5.2 rc1 (4 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.12.1 - 4.14.130
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager 9.5
netapp/aff_a700s_firmware
netapp/cn1610_firmware
netapp/h610s_firmware
netapp/hci_management_node
netapp/solidfire
Published Jun 03, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026