CVE-2020-15437 (GCVE-0-2020-15437)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-23 20:10 – Updated: 2024-08-04 13:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CWE
- NULL Pointer Dereference
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/21/80 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | linux kernel |
Affected:
5.7 (verified), possibly others 4.18
|
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