NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36891

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90379

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-2024-36891

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mas_empty_area_rev() function in lib/maple_tree.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Real Time Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
IBM DataPower Gateway
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-extra
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
cluster-md-kmp-rt
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-aws (Ubuntu package)
Guardium Data Protection

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.94, 6.6.31, 6.8.10
IBM DataPower Gateway - update to 10.6.4.0
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-40.40.1
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.11
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.11
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1009.10
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1010.10
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1011.11, 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1011.11, 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1011.11~22.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.13
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1012.13
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-aws (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.14
Guardium Data Protection - update to 12.0p35

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9c7c1e63b198a8b979ad963eb21410f10ccb00
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3956791cf526540addd3295e4c1e0f0442486cc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/955a923d2809803980ff574270f81510112be9cf
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.94
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel lib
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Data Protection
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM DataPower Gateway