#VU94245 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-40960
Published: July 13, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94245
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-2024-40960
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 rt6_probe() function in net/ipv6/route.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/f0cda984e4e634b221dbf9642b8ecc5b4806b41e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d66fc4826127c82f99c4033380f8e93833d331c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ed9849fdf9a1a617129346b11d2094ca26828dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/569c9d9ea6648d099187527b93982f406ddcebc0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51ee2f7c30790799d0ec30c0ce0c743e58f046f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73e7c8ca6ad76f29b2c99c20845a6f3b203ff0c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eed6d3cd19ff3cfa83aeceed86da14abaf7417b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b86762dbe19a62e785c189f313cda5b989931f37
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.317
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.221
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.162
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.279
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.96
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.36