NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26731

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90593

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-2024-26731

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 sk_psock_verdict_data_ready() function in net/core/skmsg.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
Public Cloud Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
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-extra
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-optional
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7, 6.8
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 6.1.85-1
kernel-syms-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.1
kernel-azure-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-source-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-devel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kselftests-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
reiserfs-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
dlm-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-azure-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
ocfs2-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
ocfs2-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
cluster-md-kmp-azure - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
gfs2-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
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.8.5.4
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt - 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-livepatch-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-extra - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-syms-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-optional - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-devel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-source-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kselftests-kmp-rt-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
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
cluster-md-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
kernel-rt_debug-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-devel - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1
ocfs2-kmp-rt - update to 6.4.0-150600.10.5.1

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4588b13abcbd561ec67f5b3c1cb2eff690990a54
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b099ed46dcaf1403c531ff02c3d7400fa37fa26
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d61608a4e394f23e0dca099df9eb8e555453d949
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cd12c6065dfcdeba10f49949bffcf383b3952d8
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.80
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.19
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.7
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8

• NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel core
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