SB2024111937 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel hisilicon hns3 driver
Published: November 19, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024111937
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-2024-50296)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the hnae3_unregister_ae_algo_prepare() function in drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hnae3.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/a0df055775f30850c0da8f7dab40d67c0fd63908
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae4e56de7dbd0999578246a536cf52a63f4056d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/590a4b2d4e0b73586e88bce9b8135b593355ec09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e36482b222e00cc7aeeea772fc0cf2943590bc4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76b155e14d9b182ce83d32ada2d0d7219ea8c8dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/719edd9f3372ce7fb3b157647c6658672946874b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c94e4d947d15d521e935ff10c5a22a7883dea5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df3dff8ab6d79edc942464999d06fbaedf8cdd18
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.324
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.230
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.172
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.286
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.117
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.61