Security Advisory
CVE-2019-12984
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
June 26, 2019
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory