#VU103021 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57929
Published: January 20, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103021
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-2024-57929
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 load_ablock() function in drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.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/017c4470bff53585370028fec9341247bad358ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6002bec5354f86d1a2df21468f68e3ec03ede9da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e477021d252c007f0c6d45b5d13d341efed03979
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2893c0804d86230ffb8f1c8703fdbb18648abc8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.234
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.177
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.290
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.125
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.72