#VU102101 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56698
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102101
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-2024-56698
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 dwc3_prepare_trbs_sg() function in drivers/usb/dwc3/gadget.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/0247da93bf62d33304b7bf97850ebf2a86e06d28
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1534f6f69393aac773465d80d31801b554352627
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70777a23a54e359cfdfafc625a57cd56434f3859
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ceb21d76426bbe7072cc3e43281e70c0d664cc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7c3d0b59213ebeedff63d128728ce0b3d7a51ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7fc65f5141c24785dc8c19249ca4efcf71b3524
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9e72352a10ae89a430449f7bfeb043e75c255d9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.120