#VU93124 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-37021 

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#VU93124 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-37021

Published: June 24, 2024 / Updated: May 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU93124
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37021
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software 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 ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(), fpga_mgr_dev_match(), EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(), fpga_mgr_unlock(), fpga_mgr_register_full(), ERR_PTR(), fpga_mgr_register(), devm_fpga_mgr_unregister(), devm_fpga_mgr_register_full() and devm_fpga_mgr_register() functions in drivers/fpga/fpga-mgr.c, within the fpga_mgr_register() and fpga_mgr_register_full() functions in Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-mgr.rst. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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