What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-53222?

CVE-2024-53222 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53222?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-53222. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Linux Kernel CVE-2024-53222

MEDIUM

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2024-12-27 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Linux Linux Kernel

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 27, 2024 - 14:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

zram: fix NULL pointer in comp_algorithm_show()

LTP reported a NULL pointer dereference as followed:

CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 5995 Comm: cat Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6+ #3 Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 pstate: 40400005 (nZcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __pi_strcmp+0x24/0x140 lr : zcomp_available_show+0x60/0x100 [zram] sp : ffff800088b93b90 x29: ffff800088b93b90 x28: 0000000000000001 x27: 0000000000400cc0 x26: 0000000000000ffe x25: ffff80007b3e2388 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff80007b3e2390 x22: ffff0004041a9000 x21: ffff80007b3e2900 x20: 0000000000000000 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffff80007b3e2900 x9 : ffff80007b3cb280 x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : 0000000000000040 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 00656c722d6f7a6c x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff80007b3e2900 x0 : 0000000000000000 Call trace: __pi_strcmp+0x24/0x140 comp_algorithm_show+0x40/0x70 [zram] dev_attr_show+0x28/0x80 sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x90/0x140 kernfs_seq_show+0x34/0x48 seq_read_iter+0x1d4/0x4e8 kernfs_fop_read_iter+0x40/0x58 new_sync_read+0x9c/0x168 vfs_read+0x1a8/0x1f8 ksys_read+0x74/0x108 __arm64_sys_read+0x24/0x38 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x38/0x138 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc0/0xc8 el0t_64_sync+0x188/0x190

The zram->comp_algs[ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP] can be NULL in zram_add() if comp_algorithm_set() has not been called. User can access the zram device by sysfs after device_add_disk(), so there is a time window to trigger the NULL pointer dereference. Move it ahead device_add_disk() to make sure when user can access the zram device, it is ready. comp_algorithm_set() is protected by zram->init_lock in other places and no such problem.

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: fix NULL pointer in comp_algorithm_show() LTP reported a NULL pointer dereference as followed: CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 5995 Comm:. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: zram: fix NULL pointer in comp_algorithm_show() LTP reported a NULL pointer dereference as followed: CPU: 7 UID: 0 PID: 5995 Comm: cat Kdump: loaded Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6+ #3 Hardware name: QEMU KVM Virtual Machine, BIOS 0.0.0 02/06/2015 pstate: 40400005 (nZcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : __pi_strcmp+0x24/0x140 lr : zcomp_available_show+0x60/0x100 [zram] sp : ffff800088b93b90 x29: ffff800088b93b90 x28: 0000000000000001 x27: 0000000000400cc0 x26: 0000000000000ffe x25: ffff80007b3e2388 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff80007b3e2390 x22: ffff0004041a9000 x21: ffff80007b3e2900 x20: 0000000000000000 x19: 0000000000000000 x18: 0000000000000000 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000 x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000000 x12: 0000000000000000 x11: 0000000000000000 x10: ffff80007b3e2900 x9 : ffff80007b3cb280 x8 : 0101010101010101 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : 0000000000000040 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 00656c722d6f7a6c x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff80007b3e2900 x0 : 0000000000000000 Call trace: __pi_strcmp+0x24/0x140 comp_algorithm_show+0x40/0x70 [zram] dev_attr_show+0x28/0x80 sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x90/0x140 kernfs_seq_show+0x34/0x48 seq_read_iter+0x1d4/0x4e8 kernfs_fop_read_iter+0x40/0x58 new_sync_read+0x9c/0x168 vfs_read+0x1a8/0x1f8 ksys_read+0x74/0x108 __arm64_sys_read+0x24/0x38 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x120 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc8/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x38/0x138 el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc0/0xc8 el0t_64_sync+0x188/0x190 The zram->comp_algs[ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP] can be NULL in zram_add() if comp_algorithm_set() has not been called. User can access the zram device by sysfs after device_add_disk(), so there is a time window to trigger the NULL pointer dereference. Move it ahead device_add_disk() to make sure when user can access the zram device, it is ready. comp_algorithm_set() is protected by zram->init_lock in other places and no such problem. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.