CVE-2019-16229

MEDIUM

Linux kernel <5.2.14 - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/9/487
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150469#c3
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 4.1
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 12.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (7)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.10
linux/linux_kernel 5.2.14
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 8.0
Published Sep 11, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026