CVE-2024-36478 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 21
Latest updateSep 23
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
null_blk: fix null-ptr-dereference while configuring 'power' and 'submit_queues'
Writing 'power' and 'submit_queues' concurrently will trigger kernel
panic:
Test script:
modprobe null_blk nr_devices=0
mkdir -p /sys/kernel/config/nullb/nullb0
while true; do echo 1 > submit_queues; echo 4 > submit_queues; done &
while true; do echo 1 > power; echo 0 > power; done
Test result:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 00…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6