SB20240531505 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel hugetlbfs
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531505
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26688)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the hugetlbfs_parse_param() function in fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dde8ef4b7a749ae1bc73617c91775631d167557
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80d852299987a8037be145a94f41874228f1a773
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22850c9950a4e43a67299755d11498f3292d02ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2c07104b4904aed1389a59b25799b95a85b5b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13c5a9fb07105557a1fa9efdb4f23d7ef30b7274
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec78418801ef7b0c22cd6a30145ec480dd48db39
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79d72c68c58784a3e1cd2378669d51bfd0cb7498
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.212
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.151
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.271
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.79
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8