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CVE-2019-12984
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c in the Linux kernel before…
Medium5.5EPSS 2.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the function nfc_genl_deactivate_target() in net/nfc/netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.13 can be triggered by a malicious user-mode program that omits certain NFC attributes, leading to denial of service.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385097a3675749cbc9e97c085c0e5dfe4269ca51 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 108905 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4495 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 20190812 [SECURITY] [DSA 4495-1] linux security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- USN-4093-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4094-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-4117-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4118-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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