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. 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).

Score
CVSS 3.1 7.5 High
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
2019-06-03
Last modified
2024-08-04
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Affected products

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