CVE-2024-35904

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 6.6.26 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule

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)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39b

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477ed6789eb9f3f4d3568bb977f90c863c12724e

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68784a5d01b8868ff85a7926676b6729715fff3c

[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

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 7.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Affected Products (5)

linux/linux_kernel < 6.6.26

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/Kernel < 6.6.26linux

linux/Kernel < 6.8.5linux

Timeline

Published May 19, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026