CVE-2019-10140

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-10140
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-08-15 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-12 23:32:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability was found in Linux kernel's, versions up to 3.10, implementation of overlayfs. An attacker with local access can create a denial of service situation via NULL pointer dereference in ovl_posix_acl_create function in fs/overlayfs/dir.c. This can allow attackers with ability to create directories on overlayfs to crash the kernel creating a denial of service (DOS).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All

References

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1677778 – (CVE-2019-10140) CVE-2019-10140 kernel: overlayfs: NULL pointer dereference in ovl_posix_acl_create function in fs/overlayfs/dir.c MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
1677778 – (CVE-2019-10140) CVE-2019-10140 kernel: overlayfs: NULL pointer dereference in ovl_posix_acl_create function in fs/overlayfs/dir.c CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
August 2019 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
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