High severity · published Jun 3, 2019
CVE-2019-12615
An issue was discovered in get_vdev_port_node_info in arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6
7.5
CVSS
3.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in get_vdev_port_node_info in arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup_const of node_info->vdev_port.name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.9% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.12.1 before 4.14.130; 4.19 before 4.19.56; 5.1 before 5.1.15; 2.6.12; 2.6.12; 2.6.12; +6 more · source: NVD
AI
Active IQ Unified Manager · Netapp
9.5 and later · source: NVD
AA
Aff A700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CF
Cn1610 Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H610s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HM
Hci Management Node · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
SO
Solidfire · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12615
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12615
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108549
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git/commit/?id=80caf43549e7e41a695c6d1e11066286538b336f
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046
support.f5.com
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
www.mail-archive.com
https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2014901.html
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