NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-devel package, versions <0:4.18.0-553.el8_10
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- published 15 Jun 2024
- disclosed 28 Jan 2024
Introduced: 28 Jan 2024
CVE-2024-0841 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 kernel-devel 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-devel package and not the kernel-devel 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.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-0841
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0841
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256490
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html