CVE-2019-12984

Aliases:UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12984DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12984
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 26 Jun 2019, 17:10
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 23:41

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.37% LOW
2% probability +1.80%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

26 Jun 2019, 17:10
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 23:41
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.37%• Percentile: 83%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 5.2.6-1 | < 5.2.6-1 | < 5.2.6-1 | < 5.2.6-1

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 4.15.0-58.64

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    < 4.15.0-1047.49

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    < 4.15.0-2018.18 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    < 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    < 4.15.0-1059.64~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1055.60 | < 5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    < 4.15.0-2006.7 | all

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    < 4.15.0-1040.42~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1040.42

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15

    < 4.15.0-1040.42

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.15.0-58.64~16.04.1 | < 5.0.0-25.26~18.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-kvm

    < 4.15.0-1042.42

  • ubuntu•linux-oem

    < 4.15.0-1050.57

  • ubuntu•linux-oem-osp1

    < 5.0.0-1018.20

  • ubuntu•linux-oracle

    < 4.15.0-1021.23~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1021.23

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    < 4.15.0-1043.46

  • ubuntu•linux-realtime

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-riscv

    all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-snapdragon

    < 4.15.0-1060.66

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 5.1.13

References (18)