CVE-2020-15437

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
n/alinux kernel5.7 (verified), possibly others 4.18affected

Weaknesses

  • NULL Pointer Dereference

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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