NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability in Linux Kernel NFC Netlink

CVE-2019-12984 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.13 can be triggered by a malicious user-mode program that omits certain NFC attributes, leading to denial of service.

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