In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
eventfs: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in eventfs_find_events()
In function eventfs_find_events,there is a potential null pointer that may be caused by calling update_events_attr which will perform some operations on the members of the ei struct when ei is NULL.
Hence,When ei->is_freed is set,return NULL directly.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 27, 2026 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-45-genericUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-44-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-gcpUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-44-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oemUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04bUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-45-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04cUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04aUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-classicUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04dUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1012-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1010-gkeUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1014-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-oem-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-44-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1011-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1012-ibmUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1013-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1015-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k | Sep 12, 2024 | Jun 25, 2024 |
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