CVE-2024-45021

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel NULL Pointer Dereference in memcg_write_event_control

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops we are *not* guaranteed that anything past the terminating NUL is mapped (let alone initialized with anything sane).

References (10)

Core 10

Core References

Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html

Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5bfdf6cb5846a00e712d630a43e3cf55ccb411

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37ec85ad95b612307627758c6018cd9d92cca8

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad149f5585345e383baa65f1539d816cd715fd3b

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da227

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43768fa80fd192558737e24ed6548f74554611d7

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1aa7c509aa766080db7ab3aec2e31b1df09e57c

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b578f1d599edb87462f11113c5b0fc7a04ac61

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0024

EPSS Percentile 15.6%

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 (27)

linux/Kernel 2.6.34 - 4.19.321linux

linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.283linux

linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.166linux

linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.107linux

linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.225linux

linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.48linux

linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.7linux

Linux/Linux < 2.6.34

Linux/Linux 0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 - 046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e

Linux/Linux 0dea116876eefc9c7ca9c5d74fe665481e499fa3 - 0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da227

... and 17 more

Published Sep 11, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026