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Red Hat: CVE-2019-16231: null-pointer dereference in drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-16231: null-pointer dereference in drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
09/11/2019
Created
10/01/2020
Added
10/01/2020
Modified
03/13/2024

Description

drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-kernel
  • redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt

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