SB20250227113 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel usb host driver
Published: February 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250227113
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-2024-57981)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the xhci_handle_stopped_cmd_ring() function in drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.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/0ce5c0dac768be14afe2426101b568a0f66bfc4d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e0a19912adb68a4b2b74fd77001c96cd83eb073
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ff18870af793ce2034a6ad746e91d0a3d985b88
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae069cd2ba09a2bd6a87a68c59ef0b7ea39cd641
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b649f0d5bc256f691c7d234c3986685d54053de1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.76