CVE-2019-12615
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 3, 2019 at 09:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:14 AM UTC
10 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelActive IQ Unified ManagerSolidfire
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.6.12.1 ≤ v < 4.14.1304.19 ≤ v < 4.19.565.1 ≤ v < 5.1.152.6.12 rc22.6.12 rc32.6.12 rc42.6.12 rc52.6.12 rc65.2 rc15.2 rc25.2 rc35.2 rc4
Affected range stops below 4.14.130, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.19.56, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.1.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≥ 9.5
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108549x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git/commit/?id=80caf43549e7e41a695c6d1e11066286538b336fx_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2014901.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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