CVE-2024-43836

MEDIUM EPSS 7.8%
Published Aug 17, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 17, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: pse-pd: Fix possible null-deref Fix a possible null dereference when a PSE supports both c33 and PoDL, but only one of the netlink attributes is specified. The c33 or PoDL PSE capabilities are already validated in the ethnl_set_pse_validate() call.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
7.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.10  –  <6.10.3

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cddb0f15ea9c62f81b4889ea69a99368cc63a86
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e187690b125a297499eadeec53c32c5ed6d7436a
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cddb0f15ea9c62f81b4889ea69a99368cc63a86
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e187690b125a297499eadeec53c32c5ed6d7436a
    Patch