CVE-2024-36982 Denial of Service through null pointer reference in “cluster/config” REST endpoint
An attacker can crash the Splunk daemon via a null pointer dereference in the cluster/config REST endpoint, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-36982?
CVE-2024-36982 is a high-severity vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 1 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an attacker could trigger a null pointer reference on the cluster/config REST endpoint, which could result in a crash of the Splunk daemon.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36982?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Splunk Cloud, Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36982?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-36982 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-36982 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36982 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m84-pxgc-c9vw.