VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-53217
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Prevent NULL dereference in nfsd4_process_cb_update() @ses is initialized to NULL.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Prevent NULL dereference in nfsd4_process_cb_update() @ses is initialized to NULL. If __nfsd4_find_backchannel() finds no available backchannel session, setup_callback_client() will try to dereference @ses and segfault.
- 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
- 0.70% probability · 51th 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/03178cd8f67227015debb700123987fe96275cd1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3b0e326f838787d229314d4de83af9c53347e8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e02c641c3a43c88cecc08402000418e15578d38Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a4ffc1aa9d618e41ad9151f40966e402e58a5a2Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752a75811f27300fe8131b0a1efc91960f6f88e7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5d90f9302742985a5078e42ac38de42c364c44aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac1405e3ff6685a438e910ad719e0cf06af90eePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a0d1f6e15859ea7a86a327f28491e23deaaa62Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb51733ae5fc73d95bd857d5da26f9f65b202a79Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.