CVE-2024-36481
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 6.6 - Denial of Service via Improper Error Handling in parse_btf_field()
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tracing/probes: fix error check in parse_btf_field() btf_find_struct_member() might return NULL or an error via the ERR_PTR() macro. However, its caller in parse_btf_field() only checks for the NULL condition. Fix this by using IS_ERR() and returning the error up the stack.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4b202da2c498fefb69e5d87f67b946e7fe1e6a
Mailing List, Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed468edfeb54c7202e559eba74c25fac6a0dad0
Mailing List, Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e569eb34970281438e2b48a3ef11c87459fcfbcb
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
11.3%
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-754
Status
published
Products (10)
Linux/Linux
< 6.6
Linux/Linux
6.10
Linux/Linux
6.6
Linux/Linux
6.6.33 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux
6.9.4 - 6.9.*
Linux/Linux
c440adfbe30257dde905adc1fce51131145f7245 - 4ed468edfeb54c7202e559eba74c25fac6a0dad0
Linux/Linux
c440adfbe30257dde905adc1fce51131145f7245 - ad4b202da2c498fefb69e5d87f67b946e7fe1e6a
Linux/Linux
c440adfbe30257dde905adc1fce51131145f7245 - e569eb34970281438e2b48a3ef11c87459fcfbcb
linux/linux_kernel
6.10.0 rc1
linux/linux_kernel
< 6.6
Published
Jun 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026