#VU97522 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46765
Published: September 18, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97522
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-2024-46765
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 ice_xsk_pool_setup() function in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c, within the ice_clear_hw_tbls(), ice_xdp_setup_prog() and ice_xdp() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c, within the ice_vsi_free(), ice_vsi_alloc() and ice_vsi_rebuild() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.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/2f057db2fb29bc209c103050647562e60554d3d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/391f7dae3d836891fc6cfbde38add2d0e10c6b7f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2504b8405768a57a71e660dbfd5abd59f679a03f
- 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