Description
ext4_empty_dir in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.12 allows a NULL pointer dereference because ext4_read_dirblock(inode,0,DIRENT_HTREE) can be zero.
Published: 2019-11-21
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2114-1 linux-4.9 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-8679 ext4_empty_dir in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.12 allows a NULL pointer dereference because ext4_read_dirblock(inode,0,DIRENT_HTREE) can be zero.
History

No history.

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T02:09:37.580Z

Reserved: 2019-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-19037

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-11-21T03:15:10.263

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:34:02.647

Link: CVE-2019-19037

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-11-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-19037 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses