CVE-2019-12379

Description

An issue was discovered in con_insert_unipair in drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is a memory leak in a certain case of an ENOMEM outcome of kmalloc. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git/commit/?h=tty-next&id=84ecc2f6eb1cb12e6d44818f94fa49b50f06e6ac mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108478 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/ vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty.git/commit/?h=tty-testing&id=15b3cd8ef46ad1b100e0d3c7e38774f330726820
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12379?
CVE-2019-12379 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12379?
To fix CVE-2019-12379, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12379 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12379 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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