NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35917

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35917

Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90546
CSH Severity: 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-2024-35917
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
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 bpf_skip(), asm(), bpf_jit_epilogue(), bpf_int_jit_compile(), bpf_jit_supports_far_kfunc_call() and bpf_arch_text_poke() functions in arch/s390/net/bpf_jit_comp.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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