CVE-2019-12614 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1

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CVE-2019-12614 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zanussi/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 551d58f604413fd5a32198273c77cdcc8a257e82

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c /arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c

Vulnerability Details

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).

Publish Date: 2019-06-03

URL: CVE-2019-12614

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.1)

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12614

Release Date: 2019-06-03

Fix Resolution: v5.1-rc7

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