NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-44989
Published: September 5, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU96847
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-2024-44989
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 bond_ipsec_del_sa_all() function in drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-44989
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21816b696c172c19d53a30d45ee005cce246ed21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f72c6a66bcd7e0187ec085237fee5db27145294
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa9243391ad2afe798ef4ea2e2851947b95754f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4582d4ff413a07d4ed8a4823c652dc5207760548
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89fc1dca79db5c3e7a2d589ecbf8a3661c65f436
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8cde9805981c50d0c029063dc7d82821806fc44
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.225
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.166
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.107
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.48