CVE-2019-16229 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.87

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CVE-2019-16229 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.87

The Linux Kernel

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

Found in HEAD commit: a8c2d46c1cd0446647c3cd07868b5b85ba2ae2f6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c /drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c

Vulnerability Details

drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: The security community disputes this issues as not being serious enough to be deserving a CVE id

Publish Date: 2019-09-11

URL: CVE-2019-16229

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16229

Release Date: 2020-05-04

Fix Resolution: linux-libc-headers - 5.8

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.