CVE-2024-53043

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.18-6.1.116, 6.2-6.6.60, 6.7-6.11.7 - NULL Pointer Dereference in MCTP I2C Packet Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp i2c: handle NULL header address daddr can be NULL if there is no neighbour table entry present, in that case the tx packet should be dropped. saddr will usually be set by MCTP core, but check for NULL in case a packet is transmitted by a different protocol.

References (5)

Core 5

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 15.4%
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 (15)
linux/Kernel 5.18.0 - 6.1.116linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.60linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.11.7linux
Linux/Linux < 5.18
Linux/Linux 5.18
Linux/Linux 6.1.116 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.11.7 - 6.11.*
Linux/Linux 6.12
Linux/Linux 6.6.60 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux f5b8abf9fc3dacd7529d363e26fe8230935d65f8 - 01e215975fd80af81b5b79f009d49ddd35976c13
... and 5 more
Published Nov 19, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026