CVE-2024-0841

high

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256490

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0841

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-01-28

Updated: 2024-10-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High