CVE-2019-19227

kernel: potential NULL pointer dereference leads to DoS

Published Nov 22, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the AppleTalk subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.1, there is a potential NULL pointer dereference because register_snap_client may return NULL. This will lead to denial of service in net/appletalk/aarp.c and net/appletalk/ddp.c, as demonstrated by unregister_snap_client, aka CID-9804501fa122.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2068-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2114-1 linux-4.9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-8853 In the AppleTalk subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.1, there is a potential NULL pointer dereference because register_snap_client may return NULL. This will lead to denial of service in net/appletalk/aarp.c and net/appletalk/ddp.c, as demonstrated by unregister_snap_client, aka CID-9804501fa122.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4254-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4254-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4258-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4287-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4287-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 2:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 22, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 22, 2019, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 22, 2019, 12:00 AM