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CVE-2024-39470 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ade5fbdbbb1f023bb70730ba4d74146c8bc7eb9 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ade5fbdbbb1f023bb70730ba4d74146c8bc7eb9 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a1b2d138189375ed1dcd7d0851118230221bd1d Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a1b2d138189375ed1dcd7d0851118230221bd1d Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e9a968738bf66d3bb852dd5588d4c7afd6d7f4 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e9a968738bf66d3bb852dd5588d4c7afd6d7f4 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-2024-39470
NVD Published Date:
06/25/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
kernel.org