NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46860
Published: September 30, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97802
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-2024-46860
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 mt7921_ipv6_addr_change() function in drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7921/main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-46860
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bfee9346d8c17d928ef6da2b8bffab88fa2a553
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d92bafd4c67efb692f722d73a07412b5f88c6d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/479ffee68d59c599f8aed8fa2dcc8e13e7bd13c3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.52