5.5
CVE-2024-36479
- EPSS 0.02%
- Published 24.06.2024 14:15:12
- Last modified 03.11.2025 21:16:12
- Source 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
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- Open
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fpga: bridge: add owner module and take its refcount The current implementation of the fpga bridge assumes that the low-level module registers a driver for the parent device and uses its owner pointer to take the module's refcount. This approach is problematic since it can lead to a null pointer dereference while attempting to get the bridge if the parent device does not have a driver. To address this problem, add a module owner pointer to the fpga_bridge struct and use it to take the module's refcount. Modify the function for registering a bridge to take an additional owner module parameter and rename it to avoid conflicts. Use the old function name for a helper macro that automatically sets the module that registers the bridge as the owner. This ensures compatibility with existing low-level control modules and reduces the chances of registering a bridge without setting the owner. Also, update the documentation to keep it consistent with the new interface for registering an fpga bridge. Other changes: opportunistically move put_device() from __fpga_bridge_get() to fpga_bridge_get() and of_fpga_bridge_get() to improve code clarity since the bridge device is taken in these functions.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 4.10 < 6.1.120
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.2 < 6.6.33
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.7 < 6.9.4
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.02% | 0.027 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.