CVE-2024-42307: NULL Pointer Dereference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: fix potential null pointer use in destroyworkqueue in initcifs error path Dan Carpenter reported a Smack static checker warning: fs/smb/client/cifsfs.c:1981 initcifs error: we previously assumed 'serverclosewq' could be nul...

PT-2024-29856

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.6.50 Description The issue is related to a null pointer use in the destroy workqueue function within the init cifs error path in the Linux kernel's cifs component. This could potentially allow an attacker to...