CVE-2019-12382

kernel: unchecked kstrdup of fwstr in drm_load_edid_firmware leads to denial of service

Published May 28, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in drm_load_edid_firmware in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_edid_load.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kstrdup of fwstr, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash). NOTE: The vendor disputes this issues as not being a vulnerability because kstrdup() returning NULL is handled sufficiently and there is no chance for a NULL pointer dereference

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
May 27, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 28, 2019, 3:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:14 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 24, 2019, 12:00 AM