CVE-2019-12615 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-12615

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).

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, aff a700s firmware, active iq unified manager, hci management node, solidfire, cn1610 firmware, h610s firmware
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.12.1, 4.19, 5.1, 2.6.12, 5.2, 9.5

Timeline

Official Publish: June 3rd, 2019
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.