CVE-2019-12984

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    CVE-2019-12984

    Published: 26 Jun 2019Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.html, https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Aug/13, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4117-1/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.1.13, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190806-0001/, https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4495, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108905, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/385097a3675749cbc9e97c085c0e5dfe4269ca51

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    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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