NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57981
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105016
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-57981
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 xhci_handle_stopped_cmd_ring() function in drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57981
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ce5c0dac768be14afe2426101b568a0f66bfc4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e0a19912adb68a4b2b74fd77001c96cd83eb073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff18870af793ce2034a6ad746e91d0a3d985b88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae069cd2ba09a2bd6a87a68c59ef0b7ea39cd641
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b649f0d5bc256f691c7d234c3986685d54053de1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.76