NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57915

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU103018

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57915

Published: January 20, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103018
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-57915
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the gserial_disconnect() function in drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_serial.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Basesystem Module
Public Cloud Module
Confidential Computing Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
SmartFabric Manager
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_26-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_26-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8-debugsource
linux (Debian package)
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-coco_debug
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco-debugsource
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-source-coco
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
dtb-socionext
dtb-mediatek
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-amd
dtb-hisilicon
kernel-64kb-devel
dtb-amazon
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-cavium
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
dtb-qcom
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-arm
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-lg
kernel-64kb-optional
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-sprd
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
dtb-apm
gfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-nvidia
dtb-altera
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb
dtb-amlogic
kernel-syms
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-obs-build
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-obs-qa
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-broadcom
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-macros
kernel-source
kernel-docs-html
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
dtb-aarch64
dtb-renesas
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
dtb-apple
dtb-rockchip
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
dtb-marvell
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-freescale
dtb-exynos
dtb-allwinner
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-devel
kernel-default-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-docs
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-base-rebuild
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift

How to mitigate CVE-2024-57915

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.12.10
SmartFabric Manager - update to 1.3.0
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_26-rt - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_26-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_38-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_8-debugsource - update to 1-150600.13.3.2
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift - update to 03.02.04.00
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.1.128-1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.12.coco15sp6.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.26.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.26.1
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-socionext - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-mediatek - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-amd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-hisilicon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-amazon - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-cavium - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-64kb-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-qcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-arm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-lg - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-64kb-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-sprd - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-apm - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
gfs2-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-nvidia - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-altera - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-amlogic - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-obs-qa - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-broadcom - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-source-vanilla - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-docs-html - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kselftests-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-aarch64 - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-renesas - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
reiserfs-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-apple - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-rockchip - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-xilinx - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-marvell - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dlm-kmp-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-freescale - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-exynos - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dtb-allwinner - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kselftests-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-kvmsmall - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2
kernel-default-base-rebuild - update to 6.4.0-150600.23.38.1.150600.12.16.2

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