What is CVE-2019-12984?

CVE-2019-12984 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2019-12984 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12984?

CVE-2019-12984 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-12984?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-12984. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-12984 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-12984 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2019-12984

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-06-26

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2019-12984 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-12984 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108905

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Seclists
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385097a3675749cbc9e97c085c0e5dfe4269ca51
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-12984

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2019-06-26

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12984?

CVE-2019-12984 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2019-12984 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-12984?

CVE-2019-12984 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-12984?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-12984. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-12984 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-12984 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →