CVE-2020-15437

kernel: NULL pointer dereference in serial8250_isa_init_ports function in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c

Severity Score

4.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Linux kernel before version 5.8 is vulnerable to a NULL pointer dereference in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:serial8250_isa_init_ports() that allows local users to cause a denial of service by using the p->serial_in pointer which uninitialized.

El kernel de Linux anterior a versión 5.8 es vulnerable a una desreferencia del puntero NULL en drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:serial8250_isa_init_ports() que permite a usuarios locales causar una denegación de servicio utilizando el puntero p-)serial_in que no se inicializó

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s UART 8250 functionality, in the way certain hardware architectures handled situations where default ports (0x2E8, 0x2F8, 0x3E8, 0x3F8) are not available. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-06-30 CVE Reserved
2020-11-23 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/21/80	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15437	2021-05-18
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901161	2021-05-18

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 5.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 5.8"		-		Affected