#VU90381 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-36907
Published: May 31, 2024 / Updated: May 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU90381
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-2024-36907
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 xs_tcp_tls_setup_socket() function in net/sunrpc/xprtsock.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/9b332c72299f2ac284ab3d7c0301969b933e4ca1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/024f7744bd09cb2a47a0a96b9c8ad08109de99cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e088a20dbe33919695a8082c0b32deb62d23b4a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.31
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.10