#VU97263 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46698
Published: September 13, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97263
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-2024-46698
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 aperture_remove_conflicting_devices(), EXPORT_SYMBOL() and aperture_remove_conflicting_pci_devices() functions in drivers/video/aperture.c, within the of_platform_default_populate_init() function in drivers/of/platform.c, within the DEFINE_MUTEX(), sysfb_unregister() and sysfb_pci_dev_is_enabled() functions in drivers/firmware/sysfb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.