The Linux kernel before version 5.8 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:serial8250_isa_init_ports() that allows local users to cause a denial of service by using the p->serial_in pointer which uninitialized.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libs-devel | May 4, 2022 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Jun 1, 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel | Feb 22, 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Jan 20, 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perf | Mar 24, 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade kernel | Jan 5, 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 26, 2021 | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | May 21, 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-default | Dec 11, 2020 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.6.0-1048-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04 | Feb 26, 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 23, 2020 |
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