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.
References
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/21/80 | Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2020-11-23 13:15
Updated : 2020-12-02 11:24
NVD link : CVE-2020-15437
Mitre link : CVE-2020-15437
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel