CWE-476
AllowedNULL Pointer Dereference
Abstraction: Base · Status: Stable
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
6340 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-39GW-MQ6Q-79FW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-21 15:31 – Updated: 2024-12-26 21:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: misc: brcmstb-usb-pinmap: check return value after calling platform_get_resource()
It will cause null-ptr-deref if platform_get_resource() returns NULL, we need check the return value.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-47279"
],
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"CWE-476"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-21T15:15:16Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nusb: misc: brcmstb-usb-pinmap: check return value after calling platform_get_resource()\n\nIt will cause null-ptr-deref if platform_get_resource() returns NULL,\nwe need check the return value.",
"id": "GHSA-39gw-mq6q-79fw",
"modified": "2024-12-26T21:30:35Z",
"published": "2024-05-21T15:31:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47279"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2147684be1ebdaf845783139b9bc4eba3fecd9e4"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fbf649cd6d64d40c03c5397ecd6b1ae922ba7afc"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-39HP-247X-9W6H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:46 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:46In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in flac_metadata in flac_extractor.c.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-15267"
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"CWE-476"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-10-11T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In GNU Libextractor 1.4, there is a NULL Pointer Dereference in flac_metadata in flac_extractor.c.",
"id": "GHSA-39hp-247x-9w6h",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:46:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:46:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15267"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1499600"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00000.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libextractor/2017-10/msg00003.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/11/1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101272"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-39X4-PH74-C88F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-03 21:30 – Updated: 2025-10-08 21:30A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later QuTS hero h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later
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"CVE-2025-52866"
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"CWE-476"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-03T19:15:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If a remote attacker gains an administrator account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack.\n\nWe have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions:\nQTS 5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later\nQuTS hero h5.2.6.3195 build 20250715 and later",
"id": "GHSA-39x4-ph74-c88f",
"modified": "2025-10-08T21:30:24Z",
"published": "2025-10-03T21:30:58Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-52866"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-25-36"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-39XQ-39V8-2G6G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-23 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-26 21:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net/sched: act_api: avoid dereferencing ERR_PTR in tcf_idrinfo_destroy
syzbot reported a crash in tc_act_in_hw() during netns teardown where tcf_idrinfo_destroy() passed an ERR_PTR(-EBUSY) value as a tc_action pointer, leading to an invalid dereference.
Guard against ERR_PTR entries when iterating the action IDR so teardown does not call tc_act_in_hw() on an error pointer.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-22987"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-23T16:15:54Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/sched: act_api: avoid dereferencing ERR_PTR in tcf_idrinfo_destroy\n\nsyzbot reported a crash in tc_act_in_hw() during netns teardown where\ntcf_idrinfo_destroy() passed an ERR_PTR(-EBUSY) value as a tc_action\npointer, leading to an invalid dereference.\n\nGuard against ERR_PTR entries when iterating the action IDR so teardown\ndoes not call tc_act_in_hw() on an error pointer.",
"id": "GHSA-39xq-39v8-2g6g",
"modified": "2026-02-26T21:31:27Z",
"published": "2026-01-23T18:31:29Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22987"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67550a1130b647bb0d093c9c0a810c69aa6a30a8"
},
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adb25a46dc0a43173f5ea5f5f58fc8ba28970c7c"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3C3H-V674-RHQR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:11 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:11md4c 0.2.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in the function md_process_line in md4c.c, related to ctx->current_block.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-12102"
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-06-11T13:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "md4c 0.2.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in the function md_process_line in md4c.c, related to ctx-\u003ecurrent_block.",
"id": "GHSA-3c3h-v674-rhqr",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:11:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:11:42Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12102"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mity/md4c/issues/41"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Edward-L/fuzzing-pocs/tree/master/md4c"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-3C3M-QP4J-MGV8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:15 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:15An issue was discovered in sela through 20200412. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function lpc::SampleGenerator::process() located in sample_generator.cpp. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.
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"CVE-2021-39547"
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"details": "An issue was discovered in sela through 20200412. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function lpc::SampleGenerator::process() located in sample_generator.cpp. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.",
"id": "GHSA-3c3m-qp4j-mgv8",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:15:08Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:15:08Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39547"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/sahaRatul/sela/issues/32"
}
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"severity": []
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GHSA-3C47-WMC3-5XQX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-17 12:32 – Updated: 2024-04-30 15:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
net: hns3: fix kernel crash when 1588 is received on HIP08 devices
The HIP08 devices does not register the ptp devices, so the hdev->ptp is NULL, but the hardware can receive 1588 messages, and set the HNS3_RXD_TS_VLD_B bit, so, if match this case, the access of hdev->ptp->flags will cause a kernel crash:
[ 5888.946472] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000018 [ 5888.946475] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000018 ... [ 5889.266118] pc : hclge_ptp_get_rx_hwts+0x40/0x170 [hclge] [ 5889.272612] lr : hclge_ptp_get_rx_hwts+0x34/0x170 [hclge] [ 5889.279101] sp : ffff800012c3bc50 [ 5889.283516] x29: ffff800012c3bc50 x28: ffff2040002be040 [ 5889.289927] x27: ffff800009116484 x26: 0000000080007500 [ 5889.296333] x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff204001c6f000 [ 5889.302738] x23: ffff204144f53c00 x22: 0000000000000000 [ 5889.309134] x21: 0000000000000000 x20: ffff204004220080 [ 5889.315520] x19: ffff204144f53c00 x18: 0000000000000000 [ 5889.321897] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 [ 5889.328263] x15: 0000004000140ec8 x14: 0000000000000000 [ 5889.334617] x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 00000000010011df [ 5889.340965] x11: bbfeff4d22000000 x10: 0000000000000000 [ 5889.347303] x9 : ffff800009402124 x8 : 0200f78811dfbb4d [ 5889.353637] x7 : 2200000000191b01 x6 : ffff208002a7d480 [ 5889.359959] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 [ 5889.366271] x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000000 [ 5889.372567] x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff20400095c080 [ 5889.378857] Call trace: [ 5889.382285] hclge_ptp_get_rx_hwts+0x40/0x170 [hclge] [ 5889.388304] hns3_handle_bdinfo+0x324/0x410 [hns3] [ 5889.394055] hns3_handle_rx_bd+0x60/0x150 [hns3] [ 5889.399624] hns3_clean_rx_ring+0x84/0x170 [hns3] [ 5889.405270] hns3_nic_common_poll+0xa8/0x220 [hns3] [ 5889.411084] napi_poll+0xcc/0x264 [ 5889.415329] net_rx_action+0xd4/0x21c [ 5889.419911] __do_softirq+0x130/0x358 [ 5889.424484] irq_exit+0x134/0x154 [ 5889.428700] __handle_domain_irq+0x88/0xf0 [ 5889.433684] gic_handle_irq+0x78/0x2c0 [ 5889.438319] el1_irq+0xb8/0x140 [ 5889.442354] arch_cpu_idle+0x18/0x40 [ 5889.446816] default_idle_call+0x5c/0x1c0 [ 5889.451714] cpuidle_idle_call+0x174/0x1b0 [ 5889.456692] do_idle+0xc8/0x160 [ 5889.460717] cpu_startup_entry+0x30/0xfc [ 5889.465523] secondary_start_kernel+0x158/0x1ec [ 5889.470936] Code: 97ffab78 f9411c14 91408294 f9457284 (f9400c80) [ 5889.477950] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs [ 5890.514626] SMP: failed to stop secondary CPUs 0-69,71-95 [ 5890.522951] Starting crashdump kernel...
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"CVE-2024-26881"
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"CWE-476"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-17T11:15:10Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet: hns3: fix kernel crash when 1588 is received on HIP08 devices\n\nThe HIP08 devices does not register the ptp devices, so the\nhdev-\u003eptp is NULL, but the hardware can receive 1588 messages,\nand set the HNS3_RXD_TS_VLD_B bit, so, if match this case, the\naccess of hdev-\u003eptp-\u003eflags will cause a kernel crash:\n\n[ 5888.946472] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000018\n[ 5888.946475] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000018\n...\n[ 5889.266118] pc : hclge_ptp_get_rx_hwts+0x40/0x170 [hclge]\n[ 5889.272612] lr : hclge_ptp_get_rx_hwts+0x34/0x170 [hclge]\n[ 5889.279101] sp : ffff800012c3bc50\n[ 5889.283516] x29: ffff800012c3bc50 x28: ffff2040002be040\n[ 5889.289927] x27: ffff800009116484 x26: 0000000080007500\n[ 5889.296333] x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff204001c6f000\n[ 5889.302738] x23: ffff204144f53c00 x22: 0000000000000000\n[ 5889.309134] x21: 0000000000000000 x20: ffff204004220080\n[ 5889.315520] x19: ffff204144f53c00 x18: 0000000000000000\n[ 5889.321897] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000\n[ 5889.328263] x15: 0000004000140ec8 x14: 0000000000000000\n[ 5889.334617] x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 00000000010011df\n[ 5889.340965] x11: bbfeff4d22000000 x10: 0000000000000000\n[ 5889.347303] x9 : ffff800009402124 x8 : 0200f78811dfbb4d\n[ 5889.353637] x7 : 2200000000191b01 x6 : ffff208002a7d480\n[ 5889.359959] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000\n[ 5889.366271] x3 : 0000000000000000 x2 : 0000000000000000\n[ 5889.372567] x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffff20400095c080\n[ 5889.378857] Call trace:\n[ 5889.382285] hclge_ptp_get_rx_hwts+0x40/0x170 [hclge]\n[ 5889.388304] hns3_handle_bdinfo+0x324/0x410 [hns3]\n[ 5889.394055] hns3_handle_rx_bd+0x60/0x150 [hns3]\n[ 5889.399624] hns3_clean_rx_ring+0x84/0x170 [hns3]\n[ 5889.405270] hns3_nic_common_poll+0xa8/0x220 [hns3]\n[ 5889.411084] napi_poll+0xcc/0x264\n[ 5889.415329] net_rx_action+0xd4/0x21c\n[ 5889.419911] __do_softirq+0x130/0x358\n[ 5889.424484] irq_exit+0x134/0x154\n[ 5889.428700] __handle_domain_irq+0x88/0xf0\n[ 5889.433684] gic_handle_irq+0x78/0x2c0\n[ 5889.438319] el1_irq+0xb8/0x140\n[ 5889.442354] arch_cpu_idle+0x18/0x40\n[ 5889.446816] default_idle_call+0x5c/0x1c0\n[ 5889.451714] cpuidle_idle_call+0x174/0x1b0\n[ 5889.456692] do_idle+0xc8/0x160\n[ 5889.460717] cpu_startup_entry+0x30/0xfc\n[ 5889.465523] secondary_start_kernel+0x158/0x1ec\n[ 5889.470936] Code: 97ffab78 f9411c14 91408294 f9457284 (f9400c80)\n[ 5889.477950] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs\n[ 5890.514626] SMP: failed to stop secondary CPUs 0-69,71-95\n[ 5890.522951] Starting crashdump kernel...",
"id": "GHSA-3c47-wmc3-5xqx",
"modified": "2024-04-30T15:30:36Z",
"published": "2024-04-17T12:32:04Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26881"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbcf2366ba9888cf02eda23e35fde7f7fcc07c3"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11b998360d96f6c76f04a95f54b49f24d3c858e4"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/23ec1cec24293f9799c725941677d4e167997265"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2bb19114c079dcfec1ea46e761f510e30505e70"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3cf70472a600bcb2efe24906bc9bc6014d4c6f6"
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0b5225a7dfc1bf53c98215db8c2f0b4efd3f108"
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"severity": [
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-3C52-7J8W-6F87
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:15 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:15An issue was discovered in swftools through 20200710. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function swf_ReadABC() located in abc.c. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.
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"id": "GHSA-3c52-7j8w-6f87",
"modified": "2022-05-24T19:15:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:15:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39588"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/matthiaskramm/swftools/issues/131"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-3C5R-Q6C5-XR2G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:03 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:03The ext4_iget function in fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 mishandles the case of a root directory with a zero i_links_count, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_process_freed_data NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ext4 image.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-1092"
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"CWE-476"
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-04-02T03:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The ext4_iget function in fs/ext4/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.15 mishandles the case of a root directory with a zero i_links_count, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (ext4_process_freed_data NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ext4 image.",
"id": "GHSA-3c5r-q6c5-xr2g",
"modified": "2022-05-14T02:03:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T02:03:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1092"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-3"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-2"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3678-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3677-1"
},
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GHSA-3C5V-HP3X-R94Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-22 09:31 – Updated: 2025-01-31 15:30In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dm: fix mempool NULL pointer race when completing IO
dm_io_dec_pending() calls end_io_acct() first and will then dec md in-flight pending count. But if a task is swapping DM table at same time this can result in a crash due to mempool->elements being NULL:
task1 task2 do_resume ->do_suspend ->dm_wait_for_completion bio_endio ->clone_endio ->dm_io_dec_pending ->end_io_acct ->wakeup task1 ->dm_swap_table ->__bind ->__bind_mempools ->bioset_exit ->mempool_exit ->free_io
[ 67.330330] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000000 ...... [ 67.330494] pstate: 80400085 (Nzcv daIf +PAN -UAO) [ 67.330510] pc : mempool_free+0x70/0xa0 [ 67.330515] lr : mempool_free+0x4c/0xa0 [ 67.330520] sp : ffffff8008013b20 [ 67.330524] x29: ffffff8008013b20 x28: 0000000000000004 [ 67.330530] x27: ffffffa8c2ff40a0 x26: 00000000ffff1cc8 [ 67.330535] x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffffffdada34c800 [ 67.330541] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffffffdada34c800 [ 67.330547] x21: 00000000ffff1cc8 x20: ffffffd9a1304d80 [ 67.330552] x19: ffffffdada34c970 x18: 000000b312625d9c [ 67.330558] x17: 00000000002dcfbf x16: 00000000000006dd [ 67.330563] x15: 000000000093b41e x14: 0000000000000010 [ 67.330569] x13: 0000000000007f7a x12: 0000000034155555 [ 67.330574] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000001 [ 67.330579] x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 0000000000000000 [ 67.330585] x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : ffffff80148b5c1a [ 67.330590] x5 : ffffff8008013ae0 x4 : 0000000000000001 [ 67.330596] x3 : ffffff80080139c8 x2 : ffffff801083bab8 [ 67.330601] x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffffffdada34c970 [ 67.330609] Call trace: [ 67.330616] mempool_free+0x70/0xa0 [ 67.330627] bio_put+0xf8/0x110 [ 67.330638] dec_pending+0x13c/0x230 [ 67.330644] clone_endio+0x90/0x180 [ 67.330649] bio_endio+0x198/0x1b8 [ 67.330655] dec_pending+0x190/0x230 [ 67.330660] clone_endio+0x90/0x180 [ 67.330665] bio_endio+0x198/0x1b8 [ 67.330673] blk_update_request+0x214/0x428 [ 67.330683] scsi_end_request+0x2c/0x300 [ 67.330688] scsi_io_completion+0xa0/0x710 [ 67.330695] scsi_finish_command+0xd8/0x110 [ 67.330700] scsi_softirq_done+0x114/0x148 [ 67.330708] blk_done_softirq+0x74/0xd0 [ 67.330716] __do_softirq+0x18c/0x374 [ 67.330724] irq_exit+0xb4/0xb8 [ 67.330732] __handle_domain_irq+0x84/0xc0 [ 67.330737] gic_handle_irq+0x148/0x1b0 [ 67.330744] el1_irq+0xe8/0x190 [ 67.330753] lpm_cpuidle_enter+0x4f8/0x538 [ 67.330759] cpuidle_enter_state+0x1fc/0x398 [ 67.330764] cpuidle_enter+0x18/0x20 [ 67.330772] do_idle+0x1b4/0x290 [ 67.330778] cpu_startup_entry+0x20/0x28 [ 67.330786] secondary_start_kernel+0x160/0x170
Fix this by: 1) Establishing pointers to 'struct dm_io' members in dm_io_dec_pending() so that they may be passed into end_io_acct() after free_io() is called. 2) Moving end_io_acct() after free_io().
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-47435"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-476"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-22T07:15:08Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndm: fix mempool NULL pointer race when completing IO\n\ndm_io_dec_pending() calls end_io_acct() first and will then dec md\nin-flight pending count. But if a task is swapping DM table at same\ntime this can result in a crash due to mempool-\u003eelements being NULL:\n\ntask1 task2\ndo_resume\n -\u003edo_suspend\n -\u003edm_wait_for_completion\n bio_endio\n\t\t\t\t -\u003eclone_endio\n\t\t\t\t -\u003edm_io_dec_pending\n\t\t\t\t -\u003eend_io_acct\n\t\t\t\t -\u003ewakeup task1\n -\u003edm_swap_table\n -\u003e__bind\n -\u003e__bind_mempools\n -\u003ebioset_exit\n -\u003emempool_exit\n -\u003efree_io\n\n[ 67.330330] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at\nvirtual address 0000000000000000\n......\n[ 67.330494] pstate: 80400085 (Nzcv daIf +PAN -UAO)\n[ 67.330510] pc : mempool_free+0x70/0xa0\n[ 67.330515] lr : mempool_free+0x4c/0xa0\n[ 67.330520] sp : ffffff8008013b20\n[ 67.330524] x29: ffffff8008013b20 x28: 0000000000000004\n[ 67.330530] x27: ffffffa8c2ff40a0 x26: 00000000ffff1cc8\n[ 67.330535] x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffffffdada34c800\n[ 67.330541] x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffffffdada34c800\n[ 67.330547] x21: 00000000ffff1cc8 x20: ffffffd9a1304d80\n[ 67.330552] x19: ffffffdada34c970 x18: 000000b312625d9c\n[ 67.330558] x17: 00000000002dcfbf x16: 00000000000006dd\n[ 67.330563] x15: 000000000093b41e x14: 0000000000000010\n[ 67.330569] x13: 0000000000007f7a x12: 0000000034155555\n[ 67.330574] x11: 0000000000000001 x10: 0000000000000001\n[ 67.330579] x9 : 0000000000000000 x8 : 0000000000000000\n[ 67.330585] x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : ffffff80148b5c1a\n[ 67.330590] x5 : ffffff8008013ae0 x4 : 0000000000000001\n[ 67.330596] x3 : ffffff80080139c8 x2 : ffffff801083bab8\n[ 67.330601] x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : ffffffdada34c970\n[ 67.330609] Call trace:\n[ 67.330616] mempool_free+0x70/0xa0\n[ 67.330627] bio_put+0xf8/0x110\n[ 67.330638] dec_pending+0x13c/0x230\n[ 67.330644] clone_endio+0x90/0x180\n[ 67.330649] bio_endio+0x198/0x1b8\n[ 67.330655] dec_pending+0x190/0x230\n[ 67.330660] clone_endio+0x90/0x180\n[ 67.330665] bio_endio+0x198/0x1b8\n[ 67.330673] blk_update_request+0x214/0x428\n[ 67.330683] scsi_end_request+0x2c/0x300\n[ 67.330688] scsi_io_completion+0xa0/0x710\n[ 67.330695] scsi_finish_command+0xd8/0x110\n[ 67.330700] scsi_softirq_done+0x114/0x148\n[ 67.330708] blk_done_softirq+0x74/0xd0\n[ 67.330716] __do_softirq+0x18c/0x374\n[ 67.330724] irq_exit+0xb4/0xb8\n[ 67.330732] __handle_domain_irq+0x84/0xc0\n[ 67.330737] gic_handle_irq+0x148/0x1b0\n[ 67.330744] el1_irq+0xe8/0x190\n[ 67.330753] lpm_cpuidle_enter+0x4f8/0x538\n[ 67.330759] cpuidle_enter_state+0x1fc/0x398\n[ 67.330764] cpuidle_enter+0x18/0x20\n[ 67.330772] do_idle+0x1b4/0x290\n[ 67.330778] cpu_startup_entry+0x20/0x28\n[ 67.330786] secondary_start_kernel+0x160/0x170\n\nFix this by:\n1) Establishing pointers to \u0027struct dm_io\u0027 members in\ndm_io_dec_pending() so that they may be passed into end_io_acct()\n_after_ free_io() is called.\n2) Moving end_io_acct() after free_io().",
"id": "GHSA-3c5v-hp3x-r94q",
"modified": "2025-01-31T15:30:42Z",
"published": "2024-05-22T09:31:44Z",
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Mitigation MIT-56
For any pointers that could have been modified or provided from a function that can return NULL, check the pointer for NULL before use. When working with a multithreaded or otherwise asynchronous environment, ensure that proper locking APIs are used to lock before the check, and unlock when it has finished [REF-1484].
Mitigation
Select a programming language that is not susceptible to these issues.
Mitigation
Check the results of all functions that return a value and verify that the value is non-null before acting upon it.
Mitigation
Identify all variables and data stores that receive information from external sources, and apply input validation to make sure that they are only initialized to expected values.
Mitigation
Explicitly initialize all variables and other data stores, either during declaration or just before the first usage.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.