#VU97516 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46795
Published: September 18, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97516
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-46795
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 smb2_sess_setup() function in fs/ksmbd/smb2pdu.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9914f1bd61d5e838bb1ab15a71076d37a6db65d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93d54a4b59c4b3d803d20aa645ab5ca71f3b3b02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41bc256da7e47b679df87c7fc7a5b393052b9cce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c8496f44f5bb5c06cdef5eb130ab259643392a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78c5a6f1f630172b19af4912e755e1da93ef0ab5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.167
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.110
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.51