An issue was discovered in dlpar_parse_cc_property in arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/dlpar.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.6. There is an unchecked kstrdup of prop->name, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash).
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00014.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00025.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154245/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0054-1.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108550
https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/6/3/526
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/10
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190710-0002/
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54337315?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4093-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4094-1/
Source: MITRE
Published: 2019-06-03
Updated: 2020-02-25
Type: CWE-476
Base Score: 4.7
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 3.4
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 0.5
Severity: MEDIUM