SB2024102285 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel hw intel driver
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024102285
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-2023-52917)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ndev_init_debugfs() function in drivers/ntb/hw/intel/ntb_hw_gen1.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/ef7e34237e2612b116a84c9640628a6f7a0d693e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a429158f2e0a7a03eb67fd5e204e1f6735c725aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cbd6d7fb9ba2be03978809c848e2e50eaeead2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16e5bed6c1883b19f9fcbdff996aa3381954d5f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b66bf833e72a1e23d7ccafc0f8f74e80f8c357b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/babba8595d1e5d57313a6187f3e51aceacc6881a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e229897d373a87ee09ec5cc4ecd4bb2f895fc16b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.54