CVE-2019-12382
kernel: unchecked kstrdup of fwstr in drm_load_edid_firmware leads to denial of service
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · May 24, 2019
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s implementation of Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) technology. A firmware identifier string is duplicated with the kstrdup function, and the allocation may fail under very low memory conditions. An attacker could abuse this flaw by causing a Denial of Service and crashing the system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference