CVE-2024-57934

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.11-6.12.9 - NULL Pointer Dereference in fgraph_array Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fgraph: Add READ_ONCE() when accessing fgraph_array[] In __ftrace_return_to_handler(), a loop iterates over the fgraph_array[] elements, which are fgraph_ops. The loop checks if an element is a fgraph_stub to prevent using a fgraph_stub afterward. However, if the compiler reloads fgraph_array[] after this check, it might race with an update to fgraph_array[] that introduces a fgraph_stub. This could result in the stub being processed, but the stub contains a null "func_hash" field, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. To ensure that the gops compared against the fgraph_stub matches the gops processed later, add a READ_ONCE(). A similar patch appears in commit 63a8dfb ("function_graph: Add READ_ONCE() when accessing fgraph_array[]").

Scores

CVSS v3 4.7
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 6.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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 (9)
linux/Kernel 6.11.0 - 6.12.9linux
Linux/Linux < 6.11
Linux/Linux 37238abe3cb47b8daaa8706c9949f67b2a705cf1 - b68b2a3fbacc7be720ef589d489bcacdd05c6d38
Linux/Linux 37238abe3cb47b8daaa8706c9949f67b2a705cf1 - d65474033740ded0a4fe9a097fce72328655b41d
Linux/Linux 6.11
Linux/Linux 6.12.9 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.13
linux/linux_kernel 6.13 rc1 (5 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel 6.11 - 6.12.9
Published Jan 21, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026