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Red Hat: CVE-2019-20054: CVE-2019-20054 kernel: Null pointer dereference in drop_sysctl_table() in fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-20054: CVE-2019-20054 kernel: Null pointer dereference in drop_sysctl_table() in fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
12/28/2019
Created
04/18/2020
Added
04/17/2020
Modified
03/13/2024

Description

In the Linux kernel before 5.0.6, there is a NULL pointer dereference in drop_sysctl_table() in fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c, related to put_links, aka CID-23da9588037e.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

References

  • CVE-2019-20054
  • RHSA-2020:4060
  • RHSA-2020:4062
  • RHSA-2020:4431
  • RHSA-2020:4609

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