CVE-2024-41098 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 29
Latest updateJan 9
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ata: libata-core: Fix null pointer dereference on error
If the ata_port_alloc() call in ata_host_alloc() fails,
ata_host_release() will get called.
However, the code in ata_host_release() tries to free ata_port struct
members unconditionally, which can lead to the following:
BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 0000000000003990
PGD 0 P4D 0
Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI
CPU: 10 PID: 594 Comm: (udev-worker) …
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