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CVE-2019-12984

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Date: June 26, 2019

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (15)

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12984
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12984
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-12984
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385097a3675749cbc9e97c085c0e5dfe4269ca51
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108905
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2019-12984

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Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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