SB2024062437 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel driver-api fpga
Published: June 24, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062437
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-2024-35247)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the fpga_region_get(), fpga_region_put(), ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(), fpga_region_register_full(), ERR_PTR() and EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() functions in drivers/fpga/fpga-region.c, within the fpga_region_register_full() function in Documentation/driver-api/fpga/fpga-region.rst. 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/26e6e25d742e29885cf44274fcf6b744366c4702
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b4eee8572dcf82b2ed17d9a328c7fb87df2f0e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75a001914a8d2ccdcbe4b8cc7e94ac71d0e66093
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d7d12b643c00e7eea51b49a60a2ead182633ec8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2279c09c36165ccded4d506d11a7714e13b56019
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7c0e1ecee403a43abc89eb3e75672b01ff2ece9
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.219
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33