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CVE-2024-45021 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops we are *not* guaranteed that anything past the terminating NUL is mapped (let alone initialized with anything sane).


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da227 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37ec85ad95b612307627758c6018cd9d92cca8 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b578f1d599edb87462f11113c5b0fc7a04ac61 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43768fa80fd192558737e24ed6548f74554611d7 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad149f5585345e383baa65f1539d816cd715fd3b Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1aa7c509aa766080db7ab3aec2e31b1df09e57c Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5bfdf6cb5846a00e712d630a43e3cf55ccb411 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-45021
NVD Published Date:
09/11/2024
NVD Last Modified:
09/13/2024
Source:
kernel.org