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Debian: CVE-2019-12984: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-12984: linux -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/26/2019
Created
10/24/2019
Added
10/23/2019
Modified
02/10/2020

Description

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.13 can be triggered by a malicious user-mode program that omits certain NFC attributes, leading to denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

References

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