vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2024-50260): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 9, 2024 | Feb 20, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
sock_map: fix a NULL pointer dereference in sock_map_link_update_prog()
The following race condition could trigger a NULL pointer dereference:
sock_map_link_detach(): sock_map_link_update_prog():
mutex_lock(&sockmap_mutex);
...
sockmap_link->map = NULL;
mutex_unlock(&sockmap_mutex);
mutex_lock(&sockmap_mutex);
...
sock_map_prog_link_lookup(sockmap_link->map);
mutex_unlock(&sockmap_mutex);
<continue>
Fix it by adding a NULL pointer check. In this specific case, it makes
no sense to update a link which is being released.
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