CVE-2019-12614

Published Jun 3, 2019

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Social media

Hype score
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Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
4.1
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
0.5
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
4.7
Impact score
6.9
Exploitability score
3.4
Vector string
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-476

Configurations