#VU93122 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-35247
Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93122
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-2024-35247
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 fpga_region_get(), fpga_region_put(), ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(), fpga_region_register_full(), ERR_PTR() and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() functions in drivers/fpga/fpga-region.c, within the fpga_region_register_full() function in Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-region.rst. 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/26e6e25d742e29885cf44274fcf6b744366c4702
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b4eee8572dcf82b2ed17d9a328c7fb87df2f0e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75a001914a8d2ccdcbe4b8cc7e94ac71d0e66093
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d7d12b643c00e7eea51b49a60a2ead182633ec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2279c09c36165ccded4d506d11a7714e13b56019
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7c0e1ecee403a43abc89eb3e75672b01ff2ece9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.219
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33