PT-2024-29174 · Linux+10 · Linux Kernel+10
Syzbot
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Published
2024-05-30
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Updated
2025-09-29
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CVE-2024-40959
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 6.10.0-rc2-syzkaller-00383-gb8481381d4e2
Description
A vulnerability has been resolved in the Linux kernel. The issue is related to the function
xfrm6 get saddr() not properly checking the return value of ip6 dst idev(), which can return NULL. This can lead to a null pointer dereference, causing a general protection fault. The vulnerability was reported by syzbot and is associated with a non-canonical address.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
DoS
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu