Vulnerability identifier: #VU93330

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-2024-39464

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 v4l2_async_nf_init() and v4l2_async_subdev_nf_init() functions in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-async.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/a80d1da923f671c1e6a14e8417cd2f117b27a442
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44f6d619c30f0c65fcdd2b6eba70fdb4460d87ad
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d8acd02c4c6a8f917eefac1de2e035521ca119d

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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.