#VU93332 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-39470
Published: June 25, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93332
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-2024-39470
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 eventfs_find_events() function in fs/tracefs/event_inode.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/5ade5fbdbbb1f023bb70730ba4d74146c8bc7eb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a1b2d138189375ed1dcd7d0851118230221bd1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e9a968738bf66d3bb852dd5588d4c7afd6d7f4
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.34