CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-35857

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.89%

56th percentile - higher than 56% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the icmp_build_probe() function has potential NULL dereferences. A double call to __in_dev_get_rcu() can return NULL, and reading dev->ip6_ptr lacks a NULL check. The fix uses the correct RCU API.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to system crashes (kernel panic) or potentially privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: icmp: prevent possible NULL dereferences from icmp_build_probe() First problem is a double call to __in_dev_get_rcu(), because the second one could return NULL. if (__in_dev_get_rcu(dev) && __in_dev_get_rcu(dev)->ifa_list) Second problem is a read from dev->ip6_ptr with no NULL check: if (!list_empty(&rcu_dereference(dev->ip6_ptr)->addr_list)) Use the correct RCU API to fix these. v2: add missing include <net/addrconf.h>

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS