CVE-2019-12379 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.238

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CVE-2019-12379 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.238

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 05c0743befb9102e2ecb9fbd0fa8eb43eb8bb5ec

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c /drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c

Vulnerability Details

** DISPUTED ** 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.

Publish Date: 2019-05-28

URL: CVE-2019-12379

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12379

Release Date: 2020-08-24

Fix Resolution: v5.1-rc6

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