CVE-2024-44935NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 26
Latest updateAug 14

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: sctp: Fix null-ptr-deref in reuseport_add_sock(). syzbot reported a null-ptr-deref while accessing sk2->sk_reuseport_cb in reuseport_add_sock(). [0] The repro first creates a listener with SO_REUSEPORT. Then, it creates another listener on the same port and concurrently closes the first listener. The second listen() calls reuseport_add_sock() with the first listener as sk2, where sk2->sk_reuseport_cb is not expected to be cl

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

Affected Packages10 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.05.4.282+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.226-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-200.220+2
CVEListV5linux/linux6ba84574026792ce33a40c7da721dea36d0f3973c9b3fc4f157867e858734e31022ebee8a24f0de7+7
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.106-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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