CVE-2024-36479

MEDIUM

Linux kernel - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fpga: bridge: add owner module and take its refcount The current implementation of the fpga bridge assumes that the low-level module registers a driver for the parent device and uses its owner pointer to take the module's refcount. This approach is problematic since it can lead to a null pointer dereference while attempting to get the bridge if the parent device does not have a driver. To address this problem, add a module owner pointer to the fpga_bridge struct and use it to take the module's refcount. Modify the function for registering a bridge to take an additional owner module parameter and rename it to avoid conflicts. Use the old function name for a helper macro that automatically sets the module that registers the bridge as the owner. This ensures compatibility with existing low-level control modules and reduces the chances of registering a bridge without setting the owner. Also, update the documentation to keep it consistent with the new interface for registering an fpga bridge. Other changes: opportunistically move put_device() from __fpga_bridge_get() to fpga_bridge_get() and of_fpga_bridge_get() to improve code clarity since the bridge device is taken in these functions.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.4%
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 (14)
linux/Kernel 4.10.0 - 6.1.120linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.33linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.4linux
Linux/Linux < 4.10
Linux/Linux 21aeda950c5f84a8351b862816d832120b217a9b - 18dc8366abb6cadcb77668b1a16434654e355d49
Linux/Linux 21aeda950c5f84a8351b862816d832120b217a9b - 1da11f822042eb6ef4b6064dc048f157a7852529
Linux/Linux 21aeda950c5f84a8351b862816d832120b217a9b - 6896b6b2e2d9ec4e1b0acb4c1698a75a4b34d125
Linux/Linux 21aeda950c5f84a8351b862816d832120b217a9b - d7c4081c54a1d4068de9440957303a76f9e5c95b
Linux/Linux 4.10
Linux/Linux 6.1.120 - 6.1.*
... and 4 more
Published Jun 24, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026