#VU105007 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58009
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105007
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-2024-58009
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 l2cap_sock_alloc() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.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/245d48c1ba3e7a1779c2f4cbc6f581ddc8a78e22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/297ce7f544aa675b0d136d788cad0710cdfb0785
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c0d55d59662430f1829ae85b969619573d0fa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f397409f8ee5bc82901eeaf799e1cbc4f8edcf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/691218a50c3139f7f57ffa79fb89d932eda9571e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.14