NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel marvell mwifiex driver

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU97525

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46755

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

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 drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a12cf97cbefa139ef8d95081f2ea047cbbd74b7a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d834433ff313838a259bb6607055ece87b895b66
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9813770f25855b866b8ead8155b8806b2db70f6d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb67b2e51b75f1a17bee7599c8161b96e1808a70
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a05d8d02cfa3540ea5dbd6b39446bd3f515521f
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2618dcb26c7211342b54520b5b148c0d3471c8a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c16916dd6c16fa7e13ca3923eb6b9f50d848ad03
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c145eea2f75ff7949392aebecf7ef0a81c1f6c14

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.