High severity · published Jan 28, 2024
CVE-2024-0841
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
5.1 before 5.4.271; 5.5 before 5.10.212; 5.11 before 5.15.151; 5.16 before 6.1.79; 6.2 before 6.6.18; 6.7 before 6.7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0841
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0841
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0841
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256490
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
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