CVE-2024-45021

MEDIUM EPSS 15.6%
Published Sep 11, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 11, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops we are *not* guaranteed that anything past the terminating NUL is mapped (let alone initialized with anything sane).

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
15.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 10

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥2.6.34  –  <4.19.321
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.20  –  <5.4.283
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.5  –  <5.10.225
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.166
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.107
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.48
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.10.7
linuxlinux_kernel6.11any
linuxlinux_kernel6.11any
linuxlinux_kernel6.11any

References 10

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da227
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37ec85ad95b612307627758c6018cd9d92cca8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b578f1d599edb87462f11113c5b0fc7a04ac61
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43768fa80fd192558737e24ed6548f74554611d7
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad149f5585345e383baa65f1539d816cd715fd3b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1aa7c509aa766080db7ab3aec2e31b1df09e57c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5bfdf6cb5846a00e712d630a43e3cf55ccb411
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da227
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37ec85ad95b612307627758c6018cd9d92cca8
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b578f1d599edb87462f11113c5b0fc7a04ac61
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43768fa80fd192558737e24ed6548f74554611d7
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad149f5585345e383baa65f1539d816cd715fd3b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1aa7c509aa766080db7ab3aec2e31b1df09e57c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5bfdf6cb5846a00e712d630a43e3cf55ccb411
    Patch