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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:4.18.0-240.el8

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELTOOLS-2054798
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 3 Jun 2019
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Introduced: 3 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12614 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 kernel-tools to version 0:4.18.0-240.el8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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).

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

4.1 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    High
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

4.1 medium