SB2025012149 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel google gve driver
Published: January 21, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012149
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-2024-57932)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the gve_xdp_xmit() function in drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_tx.c, within the gve_turndown() function in drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.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/35f44eed5828cf1bc7e760d1993ed8549ba41c7b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbe9eb2c39d09f3c8574febcfa39d8c09d0c7cb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff7c2dea9dd1a436fc79d6273adffdcc4a7ffea3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.70