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CVE-2024-50260 Detail

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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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740be3b9a6d73336f8c7d540842d0831dc7a808b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9afe35fdda16e09d5bd3c49a68ba8c680dd678bd

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-50260
NVD Published Date:
11/09/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/12/2024
Source:
kernel.org