CVE-2019-20424
In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, mdt_object_remote in the mdt module has a NULL pointer...
In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, mdt_object_remote in the mdt module has a NULL pointer dereference and panic due to the lack of validation for specific fields of packets sent by a client.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, mdt_object_remote in the mdt module has a NULL pointer dereference and panic due to the lack of validation for specific fields of packets sent by a client.
- Record
CVE-2019-20424- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, mdt_object_remote in the mdt module has a NULL pointer dereference and panic due to the lack of validation for specific fields of packets sent by a client.
- Record
CVE-2019-20424- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-10972 No score
In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, mdt_object_remote in the mdt module has a NULL pointer dereference and panic due to the lack of validation for specific fields of packets sent by a client.
- Record
EUVD-2019-10972- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9p3q-fr3r-wr97
In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, mdt_object_remote in the mdt module has a NULL pointer...
In the Lustre file system before 2.12.3, mdt_object_remote in the mdt module has a NULL pointer dereference and panic due to the lack of validation for specific fields of packets sent by a client.
- Record
GHSA-9p3q-fr3r-wr97- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-20424 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Lustre, published January 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.95%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.