CVE-2019-12615 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel through version 5.1.6, specifically within the arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c file. An unchecked kstrdup_const operation on node_info->vdev_port.name can lead to a NULL pointer dereference and system crash. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially causing a complete system outage. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.12.1, < 4.14.130CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.19, < 4.19.56CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1, < 5.1.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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