CVE-2024-36891

maple_tree: fix mas_empty_area_rev() null pointer dereference

published May 30, 2024

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

maple_tree: fix mas_empty_area_rev() null pointer dereference

Currently the code calls mas_start() followed by mas_data_end() if the

maple state is MA_START, but mas_start() may return with the maple state

node == NULL. This will lead to a null pointer dereference when checking

information in the NULL node, which is done in mas_data_end().

Avoid setting the offset if there is no node by waiting until after the

maple state is checked for an empty or single entry state.

A user could trigger the events to cause a kernel oops by unmapping all

vmas to produce an empty maple tree, then mapping a vma that would cause

the scenario described above.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00227 · 12.7th percentile
Published
2024-05-30T15:28Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 MAY 15:28Z
    maple_tree: fix mas_empty_area_rev() null pointer dereference
    cvelistv5