NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35796
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90553
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-2024-35796
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 temac_probe() function in drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.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/6d9395ba7f85bdb7af0b93272e537484ecbeff48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/553d294db94b5f139378022df480a9fb6c3ae39e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46efbdbc95a30951c2579caf97b6df2ee2b3bef3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/476eed5f1c22034774902a980aa48dc4662cb39a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9edb569fd9f688d887e36db8170f6e22bafbc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c0c29f667870f17c0b764544bdf22ce0e886a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a38a829c8bc27d78552c28e582eb1d885d07d11
- 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-5.15.154
- 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