Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU96140

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42287

Published: August 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96140

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-2024-42287

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Affected software:
Linux kernel
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Public Cloud Module
Basesystem Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
SUSE Real Time Module
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
kernel-rt
kernel-source-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-base
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-source
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-debugsource
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default
kernel-devel
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-macros
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure (Ubuntu package)
bpftool
kernel
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-headers
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
dtb-amd
dtb-nvidia
dtb-xilinx
dtb-qcom
dtb-rockchip
dtb-exynos
dtb-lg
dtb-altera
dtb-amazon
dtb-arm
dtb-aarch64
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-amlogic
dtb-apm
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
dtb-renesas
dtb-apple
dtb-mediatek
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-freescale
dtb-allwinner
dtb-sprd
dtb-socionext
dtb-broadcom
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-optional
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-64kb-devel
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (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-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-50-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-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-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)

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 __qla2x00_abort_all_cmds() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42287

Install update from vendor's website.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42287

Detailed vulnerability description

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42287

Sources

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