#VU105657 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-58088
Published: March 12, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105657
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-2024-58088
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 cgroup_storage_map_alloc() function in kernel/bpf/bpf_cgrp_storage.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/6ecb9fa14eec5f15d97c84c36896871335f6ddfb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c78f4afbd962f43a3989f45f3ca04300252b19b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fac674d2bd68f3479f27328626b42d1eebd11fef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcec95b4ab3e7bc6b2f36e5d59f7e24104ea87f7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13.5