#VU101225 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53130

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#VU101225 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53130

Published: December 4, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101225
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-2024-53130
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
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 nilfs_grab_buffer() function in fs/nilfs2/page.c, within the nilfs_mdt_create_block() function in fs/nilfs2/mdt.c, within the nilfs_gccache_submit_read_data() function in fs/nilfs2/gcinode.c, within the nilfs_btnode_create_block() and nilfs_btnode_submit_block() functions in fs/nilfs2/btnode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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