CVE-2024-39470

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference in eventfs_find_events

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eventfs: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in eventfs_find_events() In function eventfs_find_events,there is a potential null pointer that may be caused by calling update_events_attr which will perform some operations on the members of the ei struct when ei is NULL. Hence,When ei->is_freed is set,return NULL directly.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 11.6%
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 < 6.6.34linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.9.5linux
Linux/Linux < 6.8
Linux/Linux 6.10
Linux/Linux 6.6.18 - 6.6.34
Linux/Linux 6.6.34 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.7.4 - 6.8
Linux/Linux 6.8
Linux/Linux 6.9.5 - 6.9.*
Linux/Linux 628adb842bd5e1c2c598534a7a022b8235289de6 - 5ade5fbdbbb1f023bb70730ba4d74146c8bc7eb9
... and 4 more
Published Jun 25, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026