NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41048
Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94982
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-2024-41048
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 sk_msg_recvmsg() function in net/core/skmsg.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-41048
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/195b7bcdfc5adc5b2468f279dd9eb7eebd2e7632
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb61d7b9fb6ef0032de469499a54dab4c7260d0d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b180739b45a38b4caa88fe16bb5273072e6613dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8bd689f37f4198a4c61c4684f591ba639595b97
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0c18025693707ec344a70b6887f7450bf4c826b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.163
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.100
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.41