SB2025012034 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel md persistent-data driver
Published: January 20, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025012034
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-2024-57929)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the load_ablock() function in drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.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/017c4470bff53585370028fec9341247bad358ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6002bec5354f86d1a2df21468f68e3ec03ede9da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e477021d252c007f0c6d45b5d13d341efed03979
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2893c0804d86230ffb8f1c8703fdbb18648abc8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.234
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.177
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.290
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.125
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.13
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.72