NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26943
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90527
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-2024-26943
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 nouveau_dmem_evict_chunk() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_dmem.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26943
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9acfd8b083a0ffbd387566800d89f55058a68af2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a84744a037b8a511d6a9055f3defddc28ff4a4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e81773757a95fc298e96cfd6d4700f07b6192a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e82f7383e0b82a835e6b6b06a348b2bc4e2c2ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e87fe23d4af6df920406494ced5c0f4354567b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.84
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.3