CVE-2024-42282

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mediatek: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dummy net_device handling Move the freeing of the dummy net_device from mtk_free_dev() to mtk_remove(). Previously, if alloc_netdev_dummy() failed in mtk_probe(), eth->dummy_dev would be NULL. The error path would then call mtk_free_dev(), which in turn called free_netdev() assuming dummy_dev was allocated (but it was not), potentially causing a NULL pointer dereference. By moving free_netdev() to mtk_remove(), we ensure it's only called when mtk_probe() has succeeded and dummy_dev is fully allocated. This addresses a potential NULL pointer dereference detected by Smatch[1].
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

19 Aug 2024, 19:53

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
CWE CWE-476
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16f3a28cf5f876a7f3550d8f4c870a7b41bcfaef - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16f3a28cf5f876a7f3550d8f4c870a7b41bcfaef - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af6bd5c9901b13a26eaf4d57d97a813297791596 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af6bd5c9901b13a26eaf4d57d97a813297791596 - Patch

19 Aug 2024, 12:59

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Summary
  • (es) En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: net: mediatek: corrige la posible desreferencia del puntero NULL en el manejo del net_device ficticio. Mueva la liberación del net_device ficticio de mtk_free_dev() a mtk_remove(). Anteriormente, si alloc_netdev_dummy() fallaba en mtk_probe(), eth->dummy_dev sería NULL. La ruta de error luego llamaría a mtk_free_dev(), que a su vez llamaría a free_netdev() suponiendo que dummy_dev estuviera asignado (pero no lo estaba), causando potencialmente una desreferencia del puntero NULL. Al mover free_netdev() a mtk_remove(), nos aseguramos de que solo se llame cuando mtk_probe() haya tenido éxito y dummy_dev esté completamente asignado. Esto soluciona una posible desreferencia de puntero NULL detectada por Smatch[1].

17 Aug 2024, 09:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-08-17 09:15

Updated : 2024-08-19 19:53


NVD link : CVE-2024-42282

Mitre link : CVE-2024-42282

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-42282


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference