CVE-2019-12614

Description

An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).

Category

4.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory lkml.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/6/3/526 patch vendor advisory
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id=efa9ace68e487ddd29c2b4d6dd23242158f1f607 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108550 vdb entry third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDURACJVGIBIYBSGDZJTRDPX46H5WPZW/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OBJHGQXA4PQ5EOGCOXEH3KFDNVZ2I4X7/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/ third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00014.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315 third party advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html vdb entry third party advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12614?
CVE-2019-12614 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12614?
To fix CVE-2019-12614, 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-2019-12614 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12614 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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