NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58088

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU105657

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58088

Published: March 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105657
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4 BT: 4.3 [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-2024-58088
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 cgroup_storage_map_alloc() function in kernel/bpf/bpf_cgrp_storage.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Confidential Computing Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-source-coco
kernel-syms-coco
kernel-coco-devel
kernel-coco_debug-devel
kernel-coco-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-coco-debuginfo
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo
kernel-devel-coco
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo
kernel-coco
kernel-coco_debug
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-syms-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-docs
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-devel
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-syms
kernel-obs-build
kernel-source
kernel-default-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
bpftool
kernel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel-headers
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package)
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-aws (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-58088

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.13.5
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_11-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_39-rt - update to 1-150600.1.3.2
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150700_53_3-default-debuginfo - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150700.15.3.1
kernel-source-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-syms-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
reiserfs-kmp-coco-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-devel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kernel-coco_debug - update to 6.4.0-15061.21.coco15sp6.1
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-syms-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-azure-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-azure-devel - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1
kernel-devel-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-source-azure - addressed in versions 6.4.0-150600.8.37.1, 6.4.0-150700.20.3.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.39.1
kernel-docs - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-macros - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-obs-build-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-syms - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-obs-build - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-source - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
reiserfs-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
dlm-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-extra - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-livepatch - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
gfs2-kmp-default - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb-devel - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-64kb-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1
kernel-default-base - update to 6.4.0-150700.53.3.1.150700.17.2.1
bpftool - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
python3-perf - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
kernel-source - addressed in versions 6.6.0-87.0.0.82, 6.6.0-87.0.0.93
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-78.78, 6.8.0-78.78.1, 6.8.0-78.78.1~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1035.37, 6.8.1-1030.31, 6.11.0-26.26, 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1010.10, 6.11.0-1013.13, 6.11.0-1015.15, 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1022.22
linux-gke (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-78.78~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1032.36, 6.8.0-1035.38, 6.8.0-1035.38.1, 6.8.0-1035.38~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1035.39
linux-aws-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1033.33, 6.8.0-1033.33~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1036.38, 6.8.0-1036.38~22.04.1
linux-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1022.23, 6.8.0-1034.39, 6.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1
linux-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1032.33~22.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-2028.29
linux-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.11.0-1014.15, 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1016.17
linux-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.11.0-1014.15

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