NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35904
Published: June 27, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93461
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-2024-35904
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
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 init_sel_fs() function in security/selinux/selinuxfs.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-35904
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477ed6789eb9f3f4d3568bb977f90c863c12724e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68784a5d01b8868ff85a7926676b6729715fff3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39b
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.26
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.5