CVE-2019-19037

CVE Details

Release Date:

2019-11-21

Description

ext4_empty_dir in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.12 allows a NULL pointer dereference because ext4_read_dirblock(inode,0,DIRENT_HTREE) can be zero.

See more information about CVE-2019-19037 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5.5	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9002	2021-01-07
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5804	2020-08-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2021-9002	2021-01-07
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2021-0001	2021-01-07

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