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CVE-2024-0841

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pa

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6 EPSS 0.00016
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

7
linux kernel>= 5.1 and < 5.4.271
linux kernel>= 5.5 and < 5.10.212
linux kernel>= 5.11 and < 5.15.151
linux kernel>= 5.16 and < 6.1.79
linux kernel>= 6.2 and < 6.6.18
linux kernel>= 6.7 and < 6.7.6
redhat enterprise linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

6.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD28 Jan 2024 · 12:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

30
rhsaRHSA-2024:2394Low
rhsaRHSA-2024:3138Moderate
siemens-csafSSA-613116
usnUSN-6895-4
usnUSN-6919-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0841Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256490Issue Tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
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