Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2019-20054

In the Linux kernel before 5.0.6, there is a NULL pointer dereference in drop_sysctl_table() in fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c, related to put_links, aka CID-23da9588037e.

  • Published: Dec 28, 2019
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2019-20054
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.5
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 5.0.6
netapp / e-series_santricity_os_controller 11.0 11.70.2.x