SB2019112516 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: November 25, 2019 Updated: June 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019112516
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10207)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth implementation of UART, all versions kernel 3.x.x before 4.18.0 and kernel 5.x.x. An attacker with local access and write permissions to the Bluetooth hardware could use this flaw to issue a specially crafted ioctl function call and cause the system to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.