CVE-2024-45002 rtla/osnoise: Prevent NULL dereference in error handling
A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's osnoise tool error handling can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-45002?
CVE-2024-45002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 4 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
rtla/osnoise: Prevent NULL dereference in error handling
If the "tool->data" allocation fails then there is no need to call osnoise_free_top() and, in fact, doing so will lead to a NULL dereference.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45002?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45002?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-45002 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45002 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-48753, BELL-CVE-2024-45002, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45002, GHSA-7q5q-96vf-8rg6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45002.