#VU20913 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-15099 

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#VU20913 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-15099

Published: September 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20913
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15099
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the "drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/usb.c". A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via an incomplete address in an endpoint descriptor.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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