NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36902

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36902

Published: June 5, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91222
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2024-36902
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
linux-image-4.15.0-1164-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-227-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-227-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1170-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1154-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1133-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1130-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1077-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1179-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1134-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-257-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-257-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1172-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1135-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1114-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1129-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-azure (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_1-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_5-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_17-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_3-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-source-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
kernel-obs-build
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
cluster-md-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-docs
kernel (Red Hat package)
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel-tools
kernel-doc
kernel-abi-stablelists
python3-perf
perf
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-cross-headers
kernel-core
kernel
bpftool
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools-debuginfo
python2-perf
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-192-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1042-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1049-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1090-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1097-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1118-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
kselftests-kmp-64kb
dtb-lg
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
dtb-nvidia
kernel-default-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-default
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
dtb-altera
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-freescale
dtb-exynos
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-sprd
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-qcom
dtb-broadcom
dtb-renesas
dtb-mediatek
dtb-arm
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apm
dtb-amd
dtb-apple
dtb-cavium
dtb-socionext
kernel-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
dtb-rockchip
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-118-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-118-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-118-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-118-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-118-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1035-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1050-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1060-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-40-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1008-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1009-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1010-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1011-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1012-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-aws (Ubuntu package)
IBM DataPower Gateway
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
OpenShift Logging
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
IBM Storage Scale System
Guardium Data Protection

Detailed vulnerability 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 __fib6_rule_action() function in net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-36902

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources