CVE-2019-20054
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.0.6 - NULL Pointer Dereference in drop_sysctl_table
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel before 5.0.6, there is a NULL pointer dereference in drop_sysctl_table() in fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c, related to put_links, aka CID-23da9588037e.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.6
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.11
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=23da9588037ecdd4901db76a5b79a42b529c4ec3
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89189557b47b35683a27c80ee78aef18248eefb4
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (13)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.0.6
netapp/8300_firmware
netapp/8700_firmware
netapp/a400_firmware
netapp/active_iq_unified_manager
netapp/cloud_backup
netapp/data_availability_services
netapp/e-series_santricity_os_controller
11.0 - 11.70.2
netapp/fas\/aff_baseboard_management_controller
netapp/h610s_firmware
... and 3 more
Published
Dec 28, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026