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CVE-2024-0841

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CVE-2024-0841

Published: Jan 28, 2024

Modified: Nov 6, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.6

MEDIUM

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

unaffected
0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

unaffected
0:4.18.0-553.el8_10 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

unaffected
0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

unaffected
0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4 - < *

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions

Red Hat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

References

RHSA-2024:2394
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:2950
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2024:3138
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHBZ#2256490
issue-tracking
x_refsource_REDHAT

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