The vulnerability of the `con_insert_unipair` function in the Linux kernel’s `drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c` file allows a malicious actor to trigger a service failure by improperly releasing memory before deleting the last reference.

The vulnerability of the coninsertunipair function in the Linux kernel’s drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c file is related to improper memory release before deleting the last reference. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

CVE-2019-12379

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's coninsertunipair function in drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c. An attacker, with local physical access to the system and local virtual terminal level access, is able to leak memory in certain cases of ENOMEM outcomes of kmalloc...

Memory corruption

DISPUTED An issue was discovered in coninsertunipair in drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is a memory leak in a certain case of an ENOMEM outcome of kmalloc. NOTE: This id is disputed as not being an issue...

CVE-2019-12379

The connected Nessus UNPATCHED_CVE_2019_12379 entry confirms CVE-2019-12379 affects Linux kernel code path con_insert_unipair in drivers/tty/vt/consolemap.c (up to kernel 5.1.5) with a memory leak in an ENOMEM/kmalloc scenario. The description explicitly notes this issue is disputed as an actual ...