NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2024-40928

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: fix the error condition in ethtool_get_phy_stats_ethtool() Clang static checker (scan-build) warning: net/ethtool/ioctl.c:line 2233, column 2 Called function pointer is null (null dereference). Return '-EOPNOTSUPP' when 'ops->get_ethtool_phy_stats' is NULL to fix this typo error.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-40928: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions c882f2178f22f3740e20a6bd6b8df1c0500301bf, 72d1c4a07780e24827c29bad203a1167d67181ed, 981c6e178cf333ac9568665e6d786f795f5cb3ad
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40928?
CVE-2024-40928 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40928?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.