NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-20054

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-20054

Published: December 28, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23818
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20054
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Linux kernel before 5.0.6 in drop_sysctl_table() in fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c, related to put_links, aka CID-23da9588037e. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM System z (Structure A)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-alt (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2019-20054

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 5.0.6
kernel (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 3.10.0-1160.el7, 4.18.0-240.el8
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 3.10.0-1160.rt56.1131.el7
kernel-alt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.14.0-115.19.1.el7a

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