CVE-2019-12984
N/A
Published: June 26, 2019 at 05:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.13 can be triggered by a malicious user-mode program that omits certain NFC attributes, leading to denial of service.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.1.13
Affected range stops below 5.1.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108905x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385097a3675749cbc9e97c085c0e5dfe4269ca51x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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