CVE-2024-35904

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.17-6.6.25, 6.7.0-6.8.4, >=6.9 - NULL Pointer Dereference in SELinux Mount Failure Handling

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: avoid dereference of garbage after mount failure In case kern_mount() fails and returns an error pointer return in the error branch instead of continuing and dereferencing the error pointer. While on it drop the never read static variable selinuxfs_mount.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/1

Mailing List

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/2

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477ed6789eb9f3f4d3568bb977f90c863c12724e

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68784a5d01b8868ff85a7926676b6729715fff3c

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39b

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0023

EPSS Percentile 13.1%

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 (12)

linux/Kernel 4.17.0 - 6.6.26linux

linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.8.5linux

Linux/Linux < 4.17

Linux/Linux 0619f0f5e36f12e100ef294f5980cfe7c93ff23e - 37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39b

Linux/Linux 0619f0f5e36f12e100ef294f5980cfe7c93ff23e - 477ed6789eb9f3f4d3568bb977f90c863c12724e

Linux/Linux 0619f0f5e36f12e100ef294f5980cfe7c93ff23e - 68784a5d01b8868ff85a7926676b6729715fff3c

Linux/Linux 4.17

Linux/Linux 6.6.26 - 6.6.*

Linux/Linux 6.8.5 - 6.8.*

Linux/Linux 6.9

... and 2 more

Published May 19, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026