5.5
CVE-2024-56549
- EPSS 0.07%
- Published 27.12.2024 14:15:34
- Last modified 03.11.2025 20:16:53
- Source 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081f
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- Open
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cachefiles: Fix NULL pointer dereference in object->file At present, the object->file has the NULL pointer dereference problem in ondemand-mode. The root cause is that the allocated fd and object->file lifetime are inconsistent, and the user-space invocation to anon_fd uses object->file. Following is the process that triggers the issue: [write fd] [umount] cachefiles_ondemand_fd_write_iter fscache_cookie_state_machine cachefiles_withdraw_cookie if (!file) return -ENOBUFS cachefiles_clean_up_object cachefiles_unmark_inode_in_use fput(object->file) object->file = NULL // file NULL pointer dereference! __cachefiles_write(..., file, ...) Fix this issue by add an additional reference count to the object->file before write/llseek, and decrement after it finished.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 5.19 < 6.11.11
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 6.12 < 6.12.2
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.07% | 0.214 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
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| 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.