NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.4.21-66.EL


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KERNELDEBUGINFO-9874470
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed30 Aug 2009

Introduced: 30 Aug 2009

CVE-2009-3620  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 kernel-debuginfo to version 0:2.4.21-66.EL or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2010:0882.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debuginfo package and not the kernel-debuginfo package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ATI Rage 128 (aka r128) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-git11 does not properly verify Concurrent Command Engine (CCE) state initialization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified ioctl calls.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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