#VU30584 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19227


| Updated: 2020-07-17

Vulnerability identifier: #VU30584

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19227

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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 AppleTalk subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.1, there is a potential NULL pointer dereference because register_snap_client may return NULL. This will lead to denial of service in net/appletalk/aarp.c and net/appletalk/ddp.c, as demonstrated by unregister_snap_client, aka CID-9804501fa122. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Update to version 5.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.0 - 5.0.21

External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9804501fa1228048857910a6bf23e085aade37cc
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200103-0001/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4254-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4258-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4287-2/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


Slackware Linux update for Slackware 14.2 kernel
Multiple vulnerabilities in Linux kernel