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CVE-2019-16231
drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer…
Medium4.1EPSS 0.42%
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Description
drivers/net/fjes/fjes_main.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 63% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/9/487 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2503 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2507 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-4227-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4226-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4225-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4227-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4225-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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