NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26591

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26591

Published: April 22, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88888
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26591
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 a NULL pointer dereference error within the bpf_tracing_prog_attach() function in kernel/bpf/syscall.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Amazon Linux AMI
Anolis OS
Slackware Linux
Ubuntu
python3-perf
bpftool
kernel
kernel-core
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-devel
kernel-headers
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-tools-libs-devel
perf
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-102-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-102-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-102-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-102-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-102-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1040-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1048-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1048-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1050-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1050-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers
linux-image-6.1.0-1035-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-28-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-28-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-starfive (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1012-starfive (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1014-laptop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1019-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1019-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-26591

Install updates from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 5.15.148
python3-perf - update to 5.10.134-19
bpftool - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-core - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-core - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules-extra - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-debug-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-headers - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules-extra - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-modules-internal - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools-libs - update to 5.10.134-19
kernel-tools-libs-devel - update to 5.10.134-19
perf - update to 5.10.134-19
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.102.98, 6.5.0.28.29.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.102.98, 6.5.0.28.29.1
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.102.99, 6.5.0.28.28
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.102.99, 6.5.0.28.28
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.102.99, 6.5.0.28.28
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.102.99, 6.5.0.28.28
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-102-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-102-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-102-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-102-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-102-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.102.112~20.04.1
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1040.39, 5.15.0.1040.46~20.04.36
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1040.39
linux-image-5.15.0-1040-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1040.46~20.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1048.48
linux-image-5.15.0-1048-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1048.48
linux-image-5.15.0-1048-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1048.48
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1048.48
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1050.46, 5.15.0.1050.53~20.04.1
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1050.48, 6.5.0.1015.16
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1050.48, 6.5.0.1015.16
linux-image-5.15.0-1050-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1050.53
linux-image-5.15.0-1050-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1050.53~20.04.1
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1052.52, 5.15.0.1052.58~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1052-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1052.58~20.04.1
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1052.58~20.04.1
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1054.50, 6.5.0.28.28
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1054.53
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1054.53
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1054.59
linux-image-5.15.0-1054-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1054.59
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1055.51
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1055.51
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1055.61~20.04.1
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1055.61~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1021.21~22.04.1, 6.5.0.1021.23
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1055.63~20.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1055.63~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1018.18~22.04.1
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1057.58
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1057.63~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1018.18~22.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1057-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1057.63~20.04.1
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1060.58
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0-1060.69.1, 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1.1
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1060.69~20.04.1, 6.5.0.1019.20~22.04.1, 6.5.0.1019.23
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1060.69~20.04.1
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.15.0.1060.69~20.04.1.39, 6.5.0.1019.20~22.04.1, 6.5.0.1019.23
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.15.0.1060.69.38
linux-5.15.160/kernel-huge - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-modules - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-generic - update to 5.15.160
linux-5.15.160/kernel-headers - update to 5.15.160_smp
linux-image-6.1.0-1035-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.1.0-1035.35
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.1.0.1035.36, 6.5.0.1020.22
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.1.0.1035.36, 6.5.0.1020.22
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.1.0.1035.36, 6.5.0.1020.22
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.1.0.1035.36, 6.5.0.1020.22
kernel - update to 6.1.75-99.163
linux-image-6.5.0-28-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-28.29.1
linux-image-6.5.0-28-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-28.29.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-28-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-28.29~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.28.29~22.04.1
linux-image-starfive (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0.1012.13~22.04.1, 6.5.0.1012.14
linux-image-6.5.0-1012-starfive (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1012.13~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1014-laptop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1014.17
linux-image-laptop-23.10 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1014.17
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1015.15
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1015.15
linux-image-6.5.0-1015-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1015.18
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1015.20
linux-image-nvidia-6.5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1015.20
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1015.20
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.5 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1015.20
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1018.18~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1019-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-1019.20, 6.5.0-1019.20~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1019-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0-1019.20, 6.5.0-1019.20~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1020-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1020.21
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0.1020.22
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1
linux-image-6.5.0-1021-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.5.0-1021.21~22.04.1
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.5.0.1021.21~22.04.1, 6.5.0.1021.23
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106

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