CVE-2019-12614

Name: CVE-2019-12614
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-06-03T22:29:00.257+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.1/10EPSS 0.62%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-12614 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.62%

45.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	<= 5.1.6
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.04
Fedoraproject	Fedora	29
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30
Opensuse	Leap	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108550Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id=efa9ace68e487ddd29c2b4d6dd23242158f1f607Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDURACJVGIBIYBSGDZJTRDPX46H5WPZW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OBJHGQXA4PQ5EOGCOXEH3KFDNVZ2I4X7/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/6/3/526Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-2/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00014.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155890/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108550Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/powerpc/linux.git/commit/?id=efa9ace68e487ddd29c2b4d6dd23242158f1f607Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MDURACJVGIBIYBSGDZJTRDPX46H5WPZW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OBJHGQXA4PQ5EOGCOXEH3KFDNVZ2I4X7/
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/6/3/526Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4095-2/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 3, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-12614?

How severe is CVE-2019-12614?

CVE-2019-12614 has a CVSS score of 4.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12614?

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Source: NVD / NIST