NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41095

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41095

Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94966
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-2024-41095
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
Ubuntu
Public Cloud Module
Legacy Module
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-5.4.0-1132-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1139-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1176-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-261-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-261-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1138-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1079-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1131-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1136-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1137-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1137-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1116-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1158-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1168-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1175-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1183-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-231-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-231-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (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-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
kernel-rt-base
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-source
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
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-default-man
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools
kernel
kernel-debugsource
kernel-debuginfo
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-195-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1043-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1051-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1092-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1099-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1120-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)
kernel-headers
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-extra
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
dlm-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-aarch64
dtb-apple
dtb-renesas
dtb-amlogic
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
dtb-lg
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-mediatek
dtb-amd
dtb-altera
dtb-apm
dtb-freescale
dtb-sprd
dtb-socionext
dtb-broadcom
dtb-allwinner
dtb-xilinx
kernel-obs-qa
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-optional
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-121-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-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-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (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-5.15.0-1052-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1062-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1064-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1066-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1068-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-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-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-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-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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 nv17_tv_get_ld_modes() function in drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv04/tvnv17.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-41095

Install update from vendor's website.

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