#VU102132 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-53219
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102132
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-2024-53219
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 virtio_fs_get_tree() function in fs/fuse/virtio_fs.c, within the fuse_read_args_fill(), fuse_release_user_pages(), fuse_aio_complete_req(), fuse_get_frag_size(), fuse_get_user_pages() and fuse_direct_io() functions in fs/fuse/file.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.