NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY10-KERNEL64KDEBUGDEBUGINFO-14141501
  • published28 Nov 2025
  • disclosed27 Feb 2025

Introduced: 27 Feb 2025

CVE-2024-57987  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:10 kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo to version 0:6.12.0-124.8.1.el10_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2025:20095.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo package and not the kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: btrtl: check for NULL in btrtl_setup_realtek()

If insert an USB dongle which chip is not maintained in ic_id_table, it will hit the NULL point accessed. Add a null point check to avoid the Kernel Oops.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1