NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,6.11-rc1)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.04% (11th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-7675664
- published 11 Aug 2024
- disclosed 8 Aug 2024
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 8 Aug 2024
CVE-2024-42255 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 6.11-rc1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference through the tpm_buf_check_hmac_response process. An attacker can cause a system crash by exploiting the improper handling of NULL pointers.