#VU100626 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50296
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100626
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: 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 hnae3_unregister_ae_algo_prepare() function in drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Linux kernel: 4.19 - 4.19.323, 5.4 - 5.4.285, 5.10 - 5.10.229, 5.15 - 5.15.171, 6.1 - 6.1.116, 6.6 - 6.6.60, 6.11 - 6.11.7
External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0df055775f30850c0da8f7dab40d67c0fd63908
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae4e56de7dbd0999578246a536cf52a63f4056d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/590a4b2d4e0b73586e88bce9b8135b593355ec09
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e36482b222e00cc7aeeea772fc0cf2943590bc4d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76b155e14d9b182ce83d32ada2d0d7219ea8c8dd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/719edd9f3372ce7fb3b157647c6658672946874b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c94e4d947d15d521e935ff10c5a22a7883dea5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3dff8ab6d79edc942464999d06fbaedf8cdd18
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.324
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.230
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.172
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.286
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.117
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.8
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.61
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
