#VU90542 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35940
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90542
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-35940
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 psz_kmsg_read() function in fs/pstore/zone.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e2b97acb875d65bdfc75fc408e67975cef3041
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ff96ec22a84d80a18d7ae8ca7eb111c34ee33bb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/635594cca59f9d7a8e96187600c34facb8bc0682
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec7256887d072f98c42cdbef4dcc80ddf84c7a70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f9f2e498eae7897ba5d3e33908917f68ff4abcc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98bc7e26e14fbb26a6abf97603d59532475e97f8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.215
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.155
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.86
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.27
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.6