NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-core package, versions <0:5.14.0-284.77.1.el9_2
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL9-KERNELCORE-7650198
- published 8 Aug 2024
- disclosed 21 May 2024
Introduced: 21 May 2024
CVE-2023-52809 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:9 kernel-core to version 0:5.14.0-284.77.1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:5066.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-core package and not the kernel-core package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
scsi: libfc: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in fc_lport_ptp_setup()
fc_lport_ptp_setup() did not check the return value of fc_rport_create() which can return NULL and would cause a NULL pointer dereference. Address this issue by checking return value of fc_rport_create() and log error message on fc_rport_create() failed.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52809
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/442fd24d7b6b29e4a9cd9225afba4142d5f522ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4df105f0ce9f6f30cda4e99f577150d23f0c9c5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56d78b5495ebecbb9395101f3be177cd0a52450b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b9ecf4e1032e645873933e5b43cbb84cac19106
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77072ec41d6ab3718c3fc639bc149b8037caedfa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/930f0aaba4820d6362de4e6ed569eaf444f1ea4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b549acf999824d4f751ca57965700372f2f3ad00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb83f79f90e92f46466adcfd4fd264a7ae0f0f01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6fe7261b92b21109678747f36df9fdab1e30c34