SB20240531455 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel ethernet xilinx driver
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531455
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35796)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the temac_probe() function in drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d9395ba7f85bdb7af0b93272e537484ecbeff48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/553d294db94b5f139378022df480a9fb6c3ae39e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46efbdbc95a30951c2579caf97b6df2ee2b3bef3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/476eed5f1c22034774902a980aa48dc4662cb39a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e9edb569fd9f688d887e36db8170f6e22bafbc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92c0c29f667870f17c0b764544bdf22ce0e886a1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a38a829c8bc27d78552c28e582eb1d885d07d11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.215
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.154
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.84
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.24
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.3