SB2019060413 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: June 4, 2019 Updated: August 30, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019060413
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12614)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c due to kstrdup of prop->name. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108550
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id=efa9ace68e487ddd29c2b4d6dd23242158f1f607
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDURACJVGIBIYBSGDZJTRDPX46H5WPZW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OBJHGQXA4PQ5EOGCOXEH3KFDNVZ2I4X7/
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/6/3/526