NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26978

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90559

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-2024-26978

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 max310x_i2c_slave_addr() function in drivers/tty/serial/max310x.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Linux kernel
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
SmartFabric Storage Software
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
linux (Debian package)
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
dlm-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kselftests-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
IBM Security Guardium

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 5.4.274, 5.10.215, 6.1.84, 6.6.24, 6.7.12, 6.8.3
SmartFabric Storage Software - update to 1.4.3
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo - 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-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource - update to 1-150600.1.5.1
linux (Debian package) - update to 5.10.216-1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-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
gfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debugsource - 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
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-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
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
reiserfs-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-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_debug-vdso-debuginfo - 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
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35+1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-35-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-35.35.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1004-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1004.7
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-6.8.0-1005-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1005.5
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-6.8.0-1006-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1006.6+1
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1008.8
IBM Security Guardium - addressed in versions 12.0p31, 12.0p106

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d271b798add90c6196539167c019d0817285cf0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c45e53c27b78afd6c81fc25608003576f27b5735
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12609c76b755dbeb1645c0aacc0f0f4743b2eff3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2160ad6861c4a21d3fa553d7b2aaec6634a37f8a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd8af02b466e1beeae13e2de3dc58fcc7925e5a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aeca49661fd02fd56fb026768b580ce301b45733
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d27056c24efd3d63a03f3edfbcfc4827086b110
• 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-5.4.274
• 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

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel tty serial driver
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-oracle
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Debian update for linux
• SUSE update for the Linux Kernel
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium
• Dell SmartFabric Storage Software update for third-party components