#VU101103 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53113
Published: December 3, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101103
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-2024-53113
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 alloc_pages_bulk_noprof() function in mm/page_alloc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31502374627ba9ec3e710dbd0bb00457cc6d2c19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6addb2d9501ec866d7b3a3b4e665307c437e9be2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ce41b0f9d77cca074df25afd39b86e2ee3aa68e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0f16cec79774c3132df006cf771eddd89d08f58
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.63