NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-80.7.1.el8_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.68% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-4362929
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 May 2019

Introduced: 7 May 2019

CVE-2019-11810  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:4.18.0-80.7.1.el8_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1959.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.7. A NULL pointer dereference can occur when megasas_create_frame_pool() fails in megasas_alloc_cmds() in drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c. This causes a Denial of Service, related to a use-after-free.

CVSS Scores

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