NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched package, versions <0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-KERNELZFCPDUMPDEVELMATCHED-8339403
  • published4 Nov 2024
  • disclosed30 Apr 2024

Introduced: 30 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-0841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched to version 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:2394.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched package and not the kernel-zfcpdump-devel-matched package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1