NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42286

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42286

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96141
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-2024-42286
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 Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Anolis OS
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-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_228-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_19-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_67-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_80-default-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-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debugsource
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
kernel-rt-base
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-devel
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-rt_debug
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-source-azure
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure
kernel-default-kgraft
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-syms
kernel-default-debugsource
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default-man
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-devel
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-macros
kernel-devel
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-docs
python3-perf-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
kernel-tools
kernel-tools-devel
perf
perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (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-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (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)
kernel-headers
kernel-debug-modules-internal
kernel-debug-modules-extra
kernel-debug-modules
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-core
kernel-debug
kernel-core
kernel-tools-libs-devel
kernel-modules
kernel-modules-extra
kernel-modules-internal
kernel-tools-libs
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-optional
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-livepatch
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
dlm-kmp-azure
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-amazon
dtb-altera
dtb-lg
dtb-exynos
dtb-rockchip
dtb-qcom
dtb-amlogic
dtb-nvidia
dtb-amd
dtb-xilinx
dtb-allwinner
dtb-broadcom
dtb-socionext
dtb-sprd
dtb-arm
dtb-aarch64
kernel-obs-qa
dtb-freescale
dtb-apm
dtb-apple
dtb-cavium
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-mediatek
dtb-renesas
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-docs-html
kernel-64kb-devel
kernel-default-optional
dlm-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-64kb
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-default-base-rebuild
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-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-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (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 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (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-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-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-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-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-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-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-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1019-nvidia (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-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure (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 qla_nvme_register_remote() function in drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_nvme.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-42286

Install update from vendor's website.

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