#VU93823 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39474
Published: July 5, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93823
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-39474
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 vm_area_alloc_pages() function in mm/vmalloc.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/198a80833e3421d4c9820a4ae907120adf598c91
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c55d3564ad25ce87ab7cc6af251f9574faebd8da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/758678b65164b2158fc1de411092191cb3c394d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0545c83d672750632f46e3f9ad95c48c91a0fc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.95
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.34