Release Date: | 2024-07-29 |
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: prevent derefencing NULL ptr in pfn_section_valid() Commit 5ec8e8ea8b77 ('mm/sparsemem: fix race in accessing memory_section->usage') changed pfn_section_valid() to add a READ_ONCE() call around 'ms->usage' to fix a race with section_deactivate() where ms->usage can be cleared. The READ_ONCE() call, by itself, is not enough to prevent NULL pointer dereference. We need to check its value before dereferencing it.
See more information about CVE-2024-41055 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v3.1 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 5.5 | CVSS Vector: | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Attack Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | Low |
Privileges Required: | Low | User Interaction: | None |
Scope: | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None | Availability Impact: | High |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel) | ELSA-2024-7000 | 2024-09-24 |
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel) | ELSA-2024-6567 | 2024-09-11 |
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