SB2019091148 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel
Published: September 11, 2019 Updated: September 24, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019091148
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote 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-2019-16229)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists because of a NULL pointer dereference error in the "drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_interrupt.c" file due to the affected software does not check the "alloc_workqueue" return value. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.