NULL pointer dereference in Linux
CVE-2024-50109
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix null ptr dereference in raid10_size() In raid10_run() if raid10_set_queue_limits() succeed, the return value is set to zero, and if following procedures failed raid10_run() will return zero while mddev->private is still NULL, causing null ptr dereference in raid10_size(). Fix the problem by only overwrite the return value if raid10_set_queue_limits() failed.
EPSS: 0.002 (10.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 3d8466ba68d444f5528dcbff106e8bf5c7d51aa0, 6.9, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50109?
- CVE-2024-50109 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50109?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.