CVE-2019-12378

Name: CVE-2019-12378
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-05-28T03:29:00.247+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.44%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-12378 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in ip6_ra_control in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kmalloc of new_ra, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash). EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in ip6_ra_control in net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kmalloc of new_ra, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash). NOTE: This has been disputed as not an issue

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.44%

35.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	<= 5.1.5

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108475Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=95baa60a0da80a0143e3ddd4d3725758b4513825Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/5/25/229Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108475Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=95baa60a0da80a0143e3ddd4d3725758b4513825Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/J36BIJTKEPUOZKJNHQBUZA47RQONUKOI/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KLGWJKLMTBBB53D5QLS4HOY2EH246WBE/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/5/25/229Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 28, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-12378?

How severe is CVE-2019-12378?

Severity scoring for CVE-2019-12378 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12378?

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Source: NVD / NIST