CVE-2024-0841 json
Kernel: hugetlbfs: null pointer dereference in hugetlbfs_fill_super function
published 2024-01-28 2 y ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also EUVD-2024-16624
- cvss
- 6.6
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
Patch / fix
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:4.18.0-553.el8_10, 0:4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- linux Debian 12 6.1.82-1
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13 6.6.7-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0841
- linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-186.206
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-112.122
- linux-aws Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1126.136
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1063.69
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1130.139
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1062.70
- linux-gke Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1060.66
- linux-ibm Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 5.4.0-1073.78
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0841
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- kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- bpftool RHEL 9 7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
- kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4
red hat advisories RHSA-2024:2394RHSA-2024:2950RHSA-2024:3138
- kernel-rt SLE Micro 5.5, Real Time Module 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
- kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
- kernel-rt_debug Real Time Module 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
- kernel-source-rt SLE Micro 5.5, Real Time Module 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.13.52.1
- dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.62.2
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP5, openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
- kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.5 5.14.21-150500.55.62.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2024:1663-1SUSE-SU-2024:1659-1SUSE-SU-2024:1650-1SUSE-SU-2024:1647-1SUSE-SU-2024:1644-1SUSE-SU-2024:1642-1
- kernel-rt AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- kernel-rt-kvm AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- kernel-rt-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- kernel-rt-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- kernel-rt-debug-kvm AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- kernel-rt-debug-core AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- kernel-rt-debug-modules AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- kernel-rt-modules-extra AlmaLinux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
almalinux advisories ALSA-2024:2950ALSA-2024:3138ALSA-2024:2394
- kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.123.1.el8_10.cloud.0.1
- kernel-rt Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10
- kernel Rocky Linux 8 4.18.0-553.el8_10
rocky linux advisories RXSA-2024:3138RLSA-2024:2950RLSA-2024:3138
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2024-0841 updated cvss 6.6
kernel: hugetlbfs: Null pointer dereference in hugetlbfs_fill_super function
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 moreaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 moreaffected: workaround, no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, perf 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, rtla 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-debug-devel-matched 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, +6 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2394
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel 4.18.0-553.el8_10, bpftool 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-core 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-tools 4.18.0-553.el8_10, python3-perf 4.18.0-553.el8_10, +15 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:3138
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool 7.3.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-64k 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-core 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-tools 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, python3-perf 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, +28 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2394
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-553.el8_10, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-553.el8_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:3138
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2394
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2950
show 4 moreshow fewer
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-kvm 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, +6 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2394
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-553.rt7.342.el8_10, +2 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2950
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-427.13.1.el9_4, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2024:2394
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
cisa ICSA-25-226-15 updated
Siemens SINEC OS
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Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 familynot affected
Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 18 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
- Technology feeds
References
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2024:2394
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2024:2950
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2024:3138
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/security/cve/CVE-2024-0841
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=2256490
issue-tracking
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-0841
- NVD CVE-2024-0841
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