NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-modules-extra package, versions <0:4.18.0-305.el8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-KERNELMODULESEXTRA-4022587
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Jul 2020

Introduced: 21 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-15437  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 kernel-modules-extra to version 0:4.18.0-305.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1578.

NVD Description

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

The Linux kernel before version 5.8 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:serial8250_isa_init_ports() that allows local users to cause a denial of service by using the p->serial_in pointer which uninitialized.

CVSS Scores

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