SB2024070562 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel mm
Published: July 5, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024070562
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39474)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the vm_area_alloc_pages() function in mm/vmalloc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/198a80833e3421d4c9820a4ae907120adf598c91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55d3564ad25ce87ab7cc6af251f9574faebd8da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/758678b65164b2158fc1de411092191cb3c394d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0545c83d672750632f46e3f9ad95c48c91a0fc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.95
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.34