Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-12378
An issue was discovered in ip6_ra_control in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kmalloc of new_ra, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash). NOTE: This has been disputed as not an issue
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-12378
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12378
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 32 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-12378
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
3.9
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6.9
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NIST | |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-12378
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-12378
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: kernel-headers-5.1.7-300.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108475
Linux Kernel CVE-2019-12378 Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: kernel-headers-5.1.6-200.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/5/25/229
LKML: David Miller: Re: [PATCH] ipv6_sockglue: Fix a missing-check bug in ip6_ra_control()Mailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: kernel-headers-5.1.7-300.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: kernel-headers-5.1.6-200.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
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https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=95baa60a0da80a0143e3ddd4d3725758b4513825
kernel/git/davem/net.git - David Miller's networking treeMailing List;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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