SB2024102278 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel ocfs2
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024102278
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-2024-49877)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the fs/ocfs2/buffer_head_io.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/61b84013e560382cbe7dd56758be3154d43a3988
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df944dc46d06af65a75191183d52be017e6b9dbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01cb2e751cc61ade454c9bc1aaa2eac1f8197112
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d52c5652e7dcb7a0648bbb8642cc3e617070ab49
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/46b1edf0536a5291a8ad2337f88c926214b209d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4846e72ab5a0726e49ad4188b9d9df091ae78c64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33b525cef4cff49e216e4133cc48452e11c0391e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.323
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.227
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.168
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.285
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.113
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.55