Unchecked kstrdup in dlpar_parse_cc_property can lead to NULL pointer dereference and system crash

Unchecked kstrdup in dlpar_parse_cc_property can lead to NULL pointer dereference and system crash

CVE-2019-12614 · MEDIUM Severity

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

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).

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