CVE-2024-46822
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 5.4.284, 5.5.0-6.10.10 NULL Pointer Dereference in ACPI CPU Mapping
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: arm64: acpi: Harden get_cpu_for_acpi_id() against missing CPU entry In a review discussion of the changes to support vCPU hotplug where a check was added on the GICC being enabled if was online, it was noted that there is need to map back to the cpu and use that to index into a cpumask. As such, a valid ID is needed. If an MPIDR check fails in acpi_map_gic_cpu_interface() it is possible for the entry in cpu_madt_gicc[cpu] == NULL. This function would then cause a NULL pointer dereference. Whilst a path to trigger this has not been established, harden this caller against the possibility.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
15.3%
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-476
Status
published
Products (23)
linux/Kernel
3.7.0 - 5.4.284linux
linux/Kernel
5.11.0 - 5.15.167linux
linux/Kernel
5.16.0 - 6.1.110linux
linux/Kernel
5.5.0 - 5.10.226linux
linux/Kernel
6.2.0 - 6.6.51linux
linux/Kernel
6.7.0 - 6.10.10linux
Linux/Linux
< 3.7
Linux/Linux
0be7320a635c2e434e8b67e0e9474a85ceb421c4 - 2488444274c70038eb6b686cba5f1ce48ebb9cdd
Linux/Linux
0be7320a635c2e434e8b67e0e9474a85ceb421c4 - 40cae0df42e5e7f7a1c0f32deed9c4027c1ba94e
Linux/Linux
0be7320a635c2e434e8b67e0e9474a85ceb421c4 - 4c3b21204abb4fa3ab310fbbb5cf7f0e85f3a1bc
... and 13 more
Published
Sep 27, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026