CVE-2019-15924 — An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.11. fm10k_init_module in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c has a NULL pointer dereference because there is no -ENOMEM upon an alloc_workqueue failure.
Published
2019-09-04T18:08:07.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T01:03:31.920Z
01What is this vulnerability?
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.0.11. fm10k_init_module in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/fm10k/fm10k_main.c has a NULL pointer dereference because there is no -ENOMEM upon an alloc_workqueue failure.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2019-09-04T18:08:07.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T01:03:31.920Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/01ca667133d019edc9f0a1f70a272447c84ec41…
- cdn.kernel.org — https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.11
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00014.html
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00015.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
- security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
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