CVE-2019-16233

low-risk
Published 2019-09-11

drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c in the Linux kernel 5.2.14 does not check the alloc_workqueue return value, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.

Do I need to act?

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0.09% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.1/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (9)

Affected Vendors

Redhat Linux Canonical Opensuse

References (16)

Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html
Patch https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/9/487
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4346-1/
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00010.html
Mailing List http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00035.html
Patch https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/9/487
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0001/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4226-1/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-1/
Third Party Advisory https://usn.ubuntu.com/4227-2/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4346-1/
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low-risk
Severity 11/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 15/34 · Moderate