#VU90589 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26802

Vulnerability identifier: #VU90589

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: CVE-2024-26802

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 stmmac_fpe_stop_wq() function in drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 5.15 - 5.15.150, 6.1 - 6.1.80, 6.6 - 6.6.20, 6.7 - 6.7.8, 6.8 rc1 - 6.8 rc5

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e99556301172465c8fe33c7f78c39a3d4ce8462
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17ccd9798fe0beda3db212cfa3ebe373f605cbd6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/699b103e48ce32d03fc86c35b37ee8ae4288c7e3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f72cf22dccc94038cbbaa1029cb575bf52e5cbc8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8af411bbba1f457c33734795f024d0ef26d0963f
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.151
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.81
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.21
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.9
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?