CVE-2019-12455

kernel: null pointer dereference in sunxi_divs_clk_setup in drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sunxi.c causing denial of service

Published May 30, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 4.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in sunxi_divs_clk_setup in drivers/clk/sunxi/clk-sunxi.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kstrndup of derived_name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash). NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue because “The memory allocation that was not checked is part of a code that only runs at boot time, before user processes are started. Therefore, there is no possibility for an unprivileged user to control it, and no denial of service.”

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:17 PM
Reserved
May 29, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 30, 2019, 4:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:14 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 28, 2019, 12:00 AM