Vigil@nce - Linux kernel: NULL pointer dereference via fm10k_init_module
October 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Debian, Linux, openSUSE Leap, SUSE Linux
Enterprise Desktop, SLES.
– Severity: 1/4.
– Consequences: denial of service on server, denial of service on
service.
– Provenance: user shell.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 16/09/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can force a NULL pointer to be dereferenced via
fm10k_init_module() of the Linux kernel, in order to trigger a
denial of service.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-NULL-pointer-dereference-via-fm10k-init-module-30332