CVE-2024-53043

MEDIUM EPSS 15.5%
Published Nov 19, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 19, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mctp i2c: handle NULL header address daddr can be NULL if there is no neighbour table entry present, in that case the tx packet should be dropped. saddr will usually be set by MCTP core, but check for NULL in case a packet is transmitted by a different protocol.

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
15.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 8

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.18  –  <6.1.116
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.60
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.11.7
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any
linuxlinux_kernel6.12any

References 5

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01e215975fd80af81b5b79f009d49ddd35976c13
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4707893315802a0917231b94cb20cbe50ccbfe03
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c222adadc1612e4f097688875962a28e3f5ab44
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e886e44397ba89f6e8da8471386112b4f5b67b7
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01e215975fd80af81b5b79f009d49ddd35976c13
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4707893315802a0917231b94cb20cbe50ccbfe03
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c222adadc1612e4f097688875962a28e3f5ab44
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e886e44397ba89f6e8da8471386112b4f5b67b7
    Patch