4.9
CVE-2020-15437
- EPSS 0.04%
- Published 23.11.2020 21:15:11
- Last modified 21.11.2024 05:05:33
- Source securities@openeuler.org
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
The Linux kernel before version 5.8 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:serial8250_isa_init_ports() that allows local users to cause a denial of service by using the p->serial_in pointer which uninitialized.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version < 5.8
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.04% | 0.12 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 4.4 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 4.9 | 3.9 | 6.9 |
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.