NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26595
Published: March 12, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the spectrum_acl_tcam() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_acl_tcam.c. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Oracle Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Anolis OS
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Ubuntu
openEuler
Dell Data Protection Central
PowerProtect DP Series Appliance (IDPA)
Storage Copy Data Management
Cloud Pak for Network Automation
Technical Support Appliance
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
Storage Resource Manager
Dell Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway (SCG)
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance
linux-image-4.15.0-1185-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1139-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1160-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1170-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1177-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-233-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-233-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
kernel-source
kernel-debugsource
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
python2-perf
kernel-tools-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
OpenShift Logging
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26595
linux-image-4.15.0-1185-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, linux-image-azure
linux-image-4.15.0-1139-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-4.15.0-1160-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-4.15.0-1170-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-4.15.0-1177-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-4.15.0-233-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-4.15.0-233-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Storage Copy Data Management - update to 2.2.25.0
Cloud Pak for Network Automation - update to 2.7.7
Technical Support Appliance - update to 3.0.1
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.7.0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.13.52, 4.14.38, 4.15.35
kernel (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.el8_10
kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.rt7.363.el8_10
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-doc - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-abi-stablelists - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
python3-perf - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
perf - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-tools-libs - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-tools - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-modules-extra - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-debug-modules - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-debug-devel - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-debug-core - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-debug - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-cross-headers - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-core - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
bpftool - update to 4.18.0-553.22.1.0.1
kernel-source - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
kernel-debugsource - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
kernel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
python2-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267
bpftool - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155
kernel-tools-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
python3-perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
kernel-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
bpftool-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155
python2-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
python3-perf - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
kernel-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
kernel-devel - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0240, 4.19.90-2402.6.0.0267, 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
Storage Resource Manager - update to 5.0.1.0
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 5.0.1.0
OpenShift Logging - update to 5.6.25
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.10.0-60.128.0.155, 5.10.0-136.66.0.146, 5.10.0-153.45.0.123, 5.10.0-189.0.0.102
Dell Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) - update to 5.24.00.14
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.24.00.14
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.41.41~22.04.2
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2
linux-image-6.5.0-41-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-41.41~22.04.2
linux-image-6.5.0-1017-laptop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1017.20
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1017.20
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1021.22
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1021.22
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1021.29
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1021.29
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1021.29
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1021.29
linux-image-6.5.0-1022-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1022.23
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1022.24
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1022.24
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1022.24
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1022.24
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1022.24
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus - update to 10.1.6.4
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance - update to 13.2.0.2.29
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/817840d125a370626895df269c50c923b79b0a39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0a1efe417c97a1e9b914056ee6b86f1ef75fe1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efeb7dfea8ee10cdec11b6b6ba4e405edbe75809
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8
Related Security Bulletins
- Denial of service in Linux kernel mlxsw driver
- openEuler 22.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
- openEuler 22.03 LTS SP2 update for kernel
- openEuler 22.03 LTS update for kernel
- openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for kernel
- openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for kernel
- openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for kernel
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Secure Connect Gateway
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Cloud Tiering Appliance
- Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.5
- Ubuntu update for linux-laptop
- Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-6.5
- Ubuntu update for linux-hwe-6.5
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) and Dell Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Central
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel-rt
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for kernel
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
- Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift Logging 5.6
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Technical Support Appliance
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Storage Copy Data Management
- Ubuntu update for linux
- Ubuntu update for linux-azure
- Ubuntu update for linux-meta-azure
- Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps
- Anolis OS update for kernel