SB2019122803 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: December 28, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019122803
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-2019-20054)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6 in drop_sysctl_table() in fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c, related to put_links, aka CID-23da9588037e. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.11
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.6
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=23da9588037ecdd4901db76a5b79a42b529c4ec3
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=89189557b47b35683a27c80ee78aef18248eefb4