#VU97531 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46715
Published: September 18, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97531
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-2024-46715
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 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(), iio_channel_read() and iio_channel_read_avail() functions in drivers/iio/inkern.c, within the iio_ev_state_store(), iio_ev_state_show() and iio_ev_value_show() functions in drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c, within the iio_read_channel_info() and iio_read_channel_info_avail() functions in drivers/iio/industrialio-core.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/0cc7e0ee31e5c44904e98e2229d591e093282a70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72f022ebb9deac28663fa4c04ba315ed5d6654d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc537a72f64890d883d24ae4ac58733fc5bc523d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4ec8dedca961db056ec85cb7ca8c9f7e2e92252
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.109
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.50