CVE-2024-35874

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.8-6.8.5 - Null Pointer Dereference in aio_complete() Wakeup

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: aio: Fix null ptr deref in aio_complete() wakeup list_del_init_careful() needs to be the last access to the wait queue entry - it effectively unlocks access. Previously, finish_wait() would see the empty list head and skip taking the lock, and then we'd return - but the completion path would still attempt to do the wakeup after the task_struct pointer had been overwritten.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 9.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (9)
linux/Kernel 6.8.0 - 6.8.5linux
Linux/Linux < 6.8
Linux/Linux 6.8
Linux/Linux 6.8.5 - 6.8.*
Linux/Linux 6.9
Linux/Linux 71eb6b6b0ba93b1467bccff57b5de746b09113d2 - 9678bcc6234d83759fe091c197f5017a32b468da
Linux/Linux 71eb6b6b0ba93b1467bccff57b5de746b09113d2 - caeb4b0a11b3393e43f7fa8e0a5a18462acc66bd
linux/linux_kernel 6.9 rc1 (2 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 6.8 - 6.8.5
Published May 19, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026