CVE-2024-0841CWE-476

Kernel: hugetlbfs: null pointer dereference in hugetlbfs_fill_super function

Medium · published January 28, 2024

CVSS v3.1
6.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
21.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00298 · 21.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2024-01-28T11:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JAN 11:20Z
    Kernel: hugetlbfs: null pointer dereference in hugetlbfs_fill_super function
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