Null pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26604
Published: June 20, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92397
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-2024-26604
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference error within the create_dir(), __kobject_del(), kobject_cleanup() and kobj_child_ns_ops() functions in lib/kobject.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2024-26604
Install update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - addressed in versions 6.6.18, 6.7.6, 6.8
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f414d306320f837cc3df96cf52161cb8290fb1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b746d52ce7bcac325a2fa264216ead85b7fbbfaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ca8fbabcceb8bfe44f7f50640092fd8f1de375c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8