#VU100831 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53092
Published: November 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100831
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53092
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the vp_avq_index() and vp_modern_avq_cleanup() functions in drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c, within the MODULE_PARM_DESC(), vp_del_vq(), vp_del_vqs() and vp_find_one_vq_msix() functions in drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.