CVE-2019-12984

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-12984  

Impact: Moderate Public Date: 2019-06-26 CWE: (CWE-476|CWE-400) Bugzilla: 1724637: CVE-2019-12984 kernel: null pointer dereference in function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.13 can be triggered by a malicious user-mode program that omits certain NFC attributes, leading to denial of service.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.13 can be triggered by a malicious user-mode program that omits certain NFC attributes, leading to denial of service.

Find out more about CVE-2019-12984 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Virtualization 4 kernel Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel-rt Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-alt Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-rt Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kernel Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Under investigation