Vulnerability identifier: #VU90509

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [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-2024-35885

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

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 mlxbf_gige_shutdown() function in drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxbf_gige/mlxbf_gige_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel:

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63a10b530e22cc923008b5925821c26872f37971
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80247e0eca14ff177d565f58ecd3010f6b7910a4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a1cb0371aa6f0698910ee70cb4ed3c349f4fa4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9783b3b0e71d704949214a8f76468f591a31f3f5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09ba28e1cd3cf715daab1fca6e1623e22fd754a6

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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.