CVE-2024-41055

CVE Details

Release Date:2024-07-29

Description


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


CVSS Scoring


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

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel)ELSA-2024-70002024-09-24
Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel)ELSA-2024-65672024-09-11


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