#VU98977 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-47680
Published: October 22, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98977
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-2024-47680
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 __submit_discard_cmd() function in fs/f2fs/segment.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/7bd7ce68ddad5a28565e42ef21cacaff113773a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2352b57897f6a3349666fc318dcbec99092c6a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43aec4d01bd2ce961817a777b3846f8318f398e4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12