CVE-2019-12615 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2019-12615?

CVE-2019-12615 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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).

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12615?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Aff A700s Firmware, Netapp Cn1610 Firmware, Netapp H610s Firmware, Netapp Hci Management Node and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12615?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-12615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12615, GHSA-gj2v-jr84-7j79, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12615.