Linux Kernel 5.2.14 fjes_main.c alloc_workqueue denial of service

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel 5.2.14 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the file drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c. The manipulation of the argument alloc_workqueue as part of a Return Value leads to a denial of service vulnerability (NULL Pointer Dereference). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 09/11/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-16231 since 09/11/2019. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/12/2019).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 141681, 141680, 141679 and 141677 for similar entries.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: ≈3.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈3.5
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Class: Denial of service / NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Remediation: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known

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09/11/2019 Advisory disclosed
09/11/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
09/12/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
09/12/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: kernel.org
CVE: CVE-2019-16231 (🔒)
See also: 🔒Created: 09/12/2019 08:34 AM
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