vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-15437: CVE-2020-15437 kernel: NULL pointer dereference in serial8250_isa_init_ports function in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | 2020-11-23 | 2021-05-21 | 2024-03-13 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
2020-11-23
Added
2021-05-21
Modified
2024-03-13
Description
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.
Solution(s)
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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