An issue was discovered in get_vdev_port_node_info in arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c in the...
Vulnerability 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).
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Remediation
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References
- https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-kernel%40vger.kernel.org/msg2014901.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc.git/commit/?id=80caf43549e7e41a695c6d1e11066286538b336f
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108549
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K60924046?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
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