NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-macros package, versions <5.14.21-150500.55.83.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES155-KERNELMACROS-8177237
  • published10 Oct 2024
  • disclosed9 Oct 2024

Introduced: 9 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-46739  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.5 kernel-macros to version 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-macros package and not the kernel-macros package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.5 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

uio_hv_generic: Fix kernel NULL pointer dereference in hv_uio_rescind

For primary VM Bus channels, primary_channel pointer is always NULL. This pointer is valid only for the secondary channels. Also, rescind callback is meant for primary channels only.

Fix NULL pointer dereference by retrieving the device_obj from the parent for the primary channel.

CVSS Scores

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