#VU17910 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-9213
Published: March 6, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17910
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9213
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in expand_downwards() in mm/mmap.c that does not check for the mmap minimum address, which makes it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP platforms. This is related to a capability check for the wrong task. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0a1d52994d440e21def1c2174932410b4f2a98a1
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1792
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.105
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.27
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.20.14
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.162
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0a1d52994d440e21def1c2174932410b4f2a98a1