CVE-2024-35857
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.15.158 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Title source: ruleDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: icmp: prevent possible NULL dereferences from icmp_build_probe() First problem is a double call to __in_dev_get_rcu(), because the second one could return NULL. if (__in_dev_get_rcu(dev) && __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)->ifa_list) Second problem is a read from dev->ip6_ptr with no NULL check: if (!list_empty(&rcu_dereference(dev->ip6_ptr)->addr_list)) Use the correct RCU API to fix these. v2: add missing include <net/addrconf.h>
References (5)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Classification
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Affected Products (10)
linux/linux_kernel
< 5.15.158
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/linux_kernel
linux/Kernel
< 5.15.158linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.1.90linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.6.30linux
linux/Kernel
< 6.8.9linux
Timeline
Published
May 17, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026