CVE-2024-35904
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: avoid dereference of garbage after mount failure In case kern_mount() fails and returns an error pointer return in the error branch instead of continuing and dereferencing the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: avoid dereference of garbage after mount failure In case kern_mount() fails and returns an error pointer return in the error branch instead of continuing and dereferencing the error pointer. While on it drop the never read static variable selinuxfs_mount.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477ed6789eb9f3f4d3568bb977f90c863c12724ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68784a5d01b8868ff85a7926676b6729715fff3cPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/1Mailing List
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/05/30/2Mailing List
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37801a36b4d68892ce807264f784d818f8d0d39bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/477ed6789eb9f3f4d3568bb977f90c863c12724ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68784a5d01b8868ff85a7926676b6729715fff3cPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.