NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-KERNELDEBUGINFOCOMMONAARCH64-7264713
  • published15 Jun 2024
  • disclosed28 Jan 2024

Introduced: 28 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-0841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 to version 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:3138.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 package and not the kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 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 Scores

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