NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58089
Published: March 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105658
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-2024-58089
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 btrfs_run_delalloc_range() function in fs/btrfs/inode.c, within the find_next_delalloc_bitmap(), writepage_delalloc() and extent_writepage() functions in fs/btrfs/extent_io.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-58089
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0283ee1912c8e243c931f4ee5b3672e954fe0384
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21333148b5c9e52f41fafcedec3810b56a5e0e40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72dad8e377afa50435940adfb697e070d3556670
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.17
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.14