CVE-2024-38610

The CVE-2024-38610 entry concerns a Linux kernel issue in the acrn_vm_ram_map() path of the ACRN driver. The root cause is flawed follow_pte() usage that can access PFNs incorrectly: (1) it did not verify PTE write permissions (now checked against ACRN_MEM_ACCESS_WRITE); (2) it did not reject ref...

CVE-2024-38663

The CVE-2024-38663 issue is a Linux kernel vulnerability in blk-cgroup where a list may become corrupted during reset of I/O statistics. The root cause described is that, since commit 3b8cc6298724, each iostat instance is added to the blkcg per-cpu list; blkcg_reset_stats() attempted to reset the...

CVE-2024-40920

CVE-2024-40920 affects the Linux kernel net: bridge: mst component. Root cause: br_mst_set_state was converted to RCU to avoid a VLAN use-after-free, but the vlan group dereference helper was not updated, triggering suspicious RCU usage. The fix switches to the vlan group RCU deref helper to addr...

CVE-2024-42115

Summary of CVE-2024-42115 (Linux kernel, jffs2): The issue is a potential illegal address access in jffs2_free_inode triggered by a race between iget_locked and destroy_inode when memory is not properly initialized. The failing path involves kfree on an inode object whose jffs_inode_info fields a...

CVE-2024-42135

CVE-2024-42135 concerns the Linux kernel vhost_task handling of SIGKILL. The connected sources confirm a concrete fix: when a SIGKILL is issued, the kernel now (1) marks the worker as killed to prevent new virtqueue usage and new flush operations, (2) fixes the virtqueue-to-worker mapping to stop...

CVE-2024-43829

CVE-2024-43829 involves a null-pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to the DRM/QXL driver. The advisory states that a check was added for drm_cvt_mode and that the return value of drm_cvt_mode() must be validated; if the function fails, the error is returned to prevent a ...

CVE-2024-46752

CVE-2024-46752 - Mode C (detailed, verified): The vulnerability is in the Linux kernel’s btrfs code path; specifically, update_ref_for_cow() previously used BUG_ON() and now returns an error, logs an error, and aborts the transaction when an extent buffer in the relocation tree lacks the full bac...

CVE-2024-50260

CVE-2024-50260 affects the Linux kernel sock_map subsystem. The issue is a NULL-pointer dereference between sock_map_link_detach and sock_map_link_update_prog under sockmap_mutex, potentially dereferencing sockmap_link->map when a link is being released during an update. The fix adds a NULL po...

CVE-2024-57852

CVE-2024-57852 affects the Linux kernel firmware: qcom: scm: smc handling of missing SCM device. The root cause is a NULL pointer dereference in qcom_scm_get_tzmem_pool(), which may return NULL and requires callers to handle it. The issue is addressed by the commit ca61d6836e6f, which makes the n...

CVE-2024-57944

CVE-2024-57944 : In the Linux kernel, the IIO ADC TI ADS1298 driver (ads1298_init) contains a missing NULL check for the return value of devm_kasprintf(), which can return NULL on failure. The vulnerability exposes a local impact with a HIGH availability impact as described by CVSS: AV:L/AC:L/PR:...

CVE-2025-22017

Technical details about CVE-2025-22017 are not provided in the connected documents. Public information in the initial description is limited to a Linux kernel fix in devlink/xa_alloc_cyclic. Monitor for updates from authoritative advisories.

CVE-2025-22091

In the Linux kernel, RDMA/mlx5: Fix page_size variable overflow has been addressed. The fix changes all variables storing mlx5_umem_mkc_find_best_pgsz() results to unsigned long to support values larger than 31 and prevent overflow. Example impact: registering 4GB of contiguous physical memory co...

CVE-2025-38348

The CVE-2025-38348 issue is in the Linux kernel wifi driver for the Intersil p54 interface. A malicious USB device could cause a buffer over-read in p54_rx_eeprom_readback() by tampering v1/v2 eeprom length fields, potentially crashing the host. A patch was applied to store the eeprom size in the...

CVE-2025-38373

CVE-2025-38373 concerns the Linux kernel’s mlx5_ib MR deregistration deadlock. The description shows a flow where holding the mutex umem_mutex during dereg_mr() can lead kzalloc() to trigger reclaim paths (fs_reclaim, mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start), which in turn calls mlx5_ib_invalidate_ra...

CVE-2025-38479

CVE-2025-38479 affects the Linux kernel dmaengine/fsl-edma remove path on i.MX platforms. The root cause was a missing check for txirq/errirq, which could trigger a kernel dump (Warning: devm_free_irq) on i.MX9. The fix adds a txirq/errirq check to prevent the warning and ensure proper irq releas...

CVE-2026-53131

In CVE-2026-53131, multiple netfilter-related paths in the Linux kernel (including ip6t_eui64, xt_mac, and several ipset types) could access Ethernet MAC header data via eth_hdr(skb) without first verifying that the skb is associated with an Ethernet device or that the MAC header is present and l...

CVE-2007-2453

CVE-2007-2453 concerns the Linux kernel RNG. Affected: Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.20.13 and 2.6.21.x before 2.6.21.4. Root cause: the entropy pool was not properly seeded when no entropy source, and entropy was extracted using an incorrect cast, which might cause the RNG to produce identical val...

CVE-2007-3380

The CVE-2007-3380 vulnerability affects the Linux kernel 2.6.15 Distributed Lock Manager (DLM). A remote attacker who can connect to the DLM port can cause a denial of service, potentially blocking DLM operations and affecting lock services. Connected advisories (RHSA-2007:0940, RHBA-2007:0861, E...

CVE-2010-1437

CVE-2010-1437 is a race condition in the Linux kernel’s keyring handling (find_keyring_by_name in security/keys/keyring.c) affecting version 2.6.34-rc5 and earlier. A local user can exploit this via keyctl session commands that access a dead keyring being deleted by key_cleanup, leading to memory...

CVE-2010-3874

CVE-2010-3874: Heap-based buffer overflow in the bcm_connect function of net/can/bcm.c (Broadcast Manager) in the Linux kernel CAN implementation. Affects 64-bit kernels, before 2.6.36.2, enabling local attackers to cause memory corruption and a denial of service via a connect operation. The conn...

CVE-2010-4077

CVE-2010-4077 affects the Linux kernel up to 2.6.36.1: the function ntty_ioctl_tiocgicount in drivers/char/nozomi.c fails to initialize a structure member, allowing local attackers to read potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via the TIOCGICOUNT ioctl. The connected advisori...

CVE-2010-4169

CVE-2010-4169 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in mm/mprotect.c, vulnerable before 2.6.37-rc2. Local users can trigger a denial of service via an mprotect syscall. The MiracleLinux advisory AXSA:2011-80:02 confirms the issue among kernel fixes; remediation is to upgrade to kernel 2.6.37-rc2 or ne...

CVE-2013-1763

CVE-2013-1763 affects the Linux kernel pre-3.7.10, where an array index error in net/core/sock_diag.c (__sock_diag_rcv_msg) could allow a local attacker to gain privileges via a large family value in a Netlink message. The impact is a local privilege escalation with full confidentiality/integrity...

CVE-2013-1819

CVE-2013-1819 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.7.6. The vulnerability resides in fs/xfs/xfs_buf.c: _xfs_buf_find does not validate block numbers, which can allow local users to mount an XFS filesystem with an invalid extent map and trigger a NULL pointer dereference, causing a denial of servic...

CVE-2014-0155

The CVE-2014-0155 entry concerns the Linux kernel up to 3.14.1, where the ioapic_deliver function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c does not properly validate the return value of kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic. This can allow a guest OS user to trigger a host OS denial of service (host crash) via a crafted entry in...

CVE-2014-2568

Use-after-free in Linux kernel: nfqnl_zcopy in nfnetlink_queue_core.c (up to 3.13.6) can leak kernel memory by exploiting missing orphaning; code later moved to skb_zerocopy before the vulnerability was announced. Affected component is the kernel’s net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue_core.c path; explo...

CVE-2014-4667

CVE-2014-4667 affects the Linux kernel: the sctp_association_free function in net/sctp/associola.c before version 3.15.2 fails to properly manage a specific backlog value, enabling remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (socket outage) via a crafted SCTP packet. The vulnerability is root...

CVE-2014-8172

CVE-2014-8172 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.13, where files list handling uses an inappropriate locking approach around Asynchronous I/O (AIO). This local-denial-of-service flaw can cause soft lockups or a system crash. The available documentation confirms the vulnerability and its local at...

CVE-2016-2543

CVE-2016-2543 affects the Linux kernel before 4.4.1: the snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events path in sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c does not verify FIFO assignment before clearing, enabling local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and an OOPS (denial of service). Remediation: upgrade to kernel 4...

CVE-2016-2546

CVE-2016-2546 : In the Linux kernel, sound/core/timer.c uses an incorrect mutex type, enabling local attackers to trigger a denial of service via a crafted ioctl. Root cause is a mutex type misusage that can cause race conditions and use-after-free leading to system crashes. Affected function/fil...

CVE-2017-16534

CVE-2017-16534 affects the Linux kernel before 4.13.6, specifically the cdc_parse_cdc_header function in drivers/usb/core/message.c. A crafted USB device can trigger an out-of-bounds read, causing a local denial of service (system crash) and potentially other impact. The advisory notes this is a ...

CVE-2021-20226

CVE-2021-20226 describes a use-after-free in the Linux kernel io_uring subsystem. The root cause is a failure to validate an object’s existence before operations by not incrementing the file reference counter while in use. This can allow a local attacker with user privileges to trigger a denial o...

CVE-2021-46986

CVE-2021-46986: Linux kernel dwc3 gadget code flaw where freeing the gadget structure before endpoints are freed caused use-after-free/dangling-pointer issues. The description explains that dwc3_gadget_release() frees dwc->gadget upon device removal, but endpoints created by dwc3_gadget_init_e...

CVE-2021-47077

CVE-2021-47077 affects the Linux kernel scsi qedf driver. The vulnerability stems from qedf_update_link_speed() dereferencing shost_data when it has not been initialised, causing a NULL pointer dereference and potentially an impact on availability. The fix adds a NULL pointer check before using s...

CVE-2021-47112

CVE-2021-47112 affects the Linux kernel x86/KVM subsystem. The issue is that PV (paravirtualization) features (Async PF, PV EOI, steal time) share memory with the hypervisor and are not properly torn down when resuming from hibernation, risking hypervisor access to stale memory locations after sw...

CVE-2021-47179

CVE-2021-47179 affects the Linux kernel NFSv4 pnfs path. The root cause is in _pnfs_return_layout() calling pnfs_mark_matching_lsegs_return() with a NULL struct_pnfs_layout_range, which is then dereferenced, causing an oops/crash. The issue was fixed by commit de144ff4234f, which alters _pnfs_ret...

CVE-2021-47496

CVE-2021-47496 affects the Linux kernel net/tls path, where tls_err_abort() callers passed a negative error, causing sk->sk_err to be set to a negative value and later code to misinterpret the result, potentially leading to memory corruption. The fixes 1) ensure all tls_err_abort() calls pass ...

CVE-2021-47590

CVE-2021-47590 affects the Linux kernel MPTCP path. The deadlock occurs when __mptcp_push_pending() calls mptcp_flush_join_list() while holding the subflow socket lock, enabling __mptcp_sockopt_sync() to lock the subflow socket. The fix uses __mptcp_flush_join_list() (not plain mptcp_flush_join_l...

CVE-2021-47644

CVE-2021-47644 affects the Linux kernel where the “media: staging: media: zoran” code path was updated to move videodev allocation out of zr36057_init() and create new handling functions for zr->video_dev. The change fixes a memory leak in zr->video_dev and improves code readability. The vu...

CVE-2022-48858

CVE-2022-48858 - Linux kernel mlx5 race (net/mlx5): The vulnerability results from a race on command flush, causing a refcount use-after-free when a command is freed while another process may still access it. The root cause is improper synchronization around command entry refcount, leading to a p...

CVE-2022-48960

The CVE-2022-48960 issue is a Linux kernel use-after-free in net: hisilicon/hix5hd2_rx(), where a skb may be freed by napi_gro_receive() and later dereferenced. The connected sources confirm a fix was applied in the kernel (via stable tree commits referenced in the CVE entry). The vulnerability a...

CVE-2022-48971

CVE-2022-48971 describes a Linux kernel Bluetooth initialization issue: if bt_init fails after registering an LED via bt_leds_init(), bt_leds_cleanup() may not run, potentially allowing a freed bluetooth-power text to be accessed by later led_trigger_register() calls. The result can be a kernel p...

CVE-2022-48977

The CVE-2022-48977 vulnerability affects the Linux kernel CAN subsystem. It fixes a NULL pointer dereference in can_rcv_filter, triggered by missing initialization of ml_priv in the receive path for CAN frames. The issue arises because dev->type may be ARPHRD_CAN in CAN-capable devices, but so...

CVE-2022-48981

CVE-2022-48981 is a Linux kernel vulnerability related to DRM SHMEM: the error-path handling in drm/shmem-helper and the ownership of references in drm_gem_shmem_mmap() can cause a use-after-free of a GEM object. The root cause is that drm_gem_shmem_mmap() does not own a reference, potentially fr...

CVE-2022-48987

CVE-2022-48987 affects the Linux kernel in media: v4l2-dv-timings.c. The issue was a misapplied blanking sanity check: when userspace supplies only a total blanking value, the total could be assigned to front porch, backporch, or sync fields, causing an overflow check to fail. The fix adds maximu...

CVE-2022-49000

CVE-2022-49000 – Linux kernel (iommu/vt-d) refcount leak fix . The issue stems from for_each_pci_dev() implemented via pci_get_device(); the returned pci_dev’s reference count is incremented, but input dev is not always decremented, leading to a potential refcount leak. The patch adds a pci_dev_p...

CVE-2022-49138

CVE-2022-49138 affects the Linux kernel Bluetooth stack, specifically the hci_event path. The issue arises when multiple conn_complete events for the same handle can cause memory corruption due to repeated registrations; the kernel introduces HCI_CONN_HANDLE_UNSET and checks against HCI_CONN_HAND...

CVE-2022-49259

The CVE-2022-49259 item concerns a Linux kernel bug where a kobject (queue) could be deleted before its child kobjects, triggering a kernel WARN. The vulnerability stems from improper deletion order in the sysfs/kobject lifecycle, leading to a possible sysfs group not found warning (e.g., 'sysfs...

CVE-2022-49491

CVE-2022-49491 affects the Linux kernel driver path drm/rockchip vop. Public details confirm a null-pointer dereference in resource_size() when platform_get_resource() returns NULL. The root cause is a sequencing issue: resource_size() must be invoked after devm_ioremap_resource() to ensure res i...

CVE-2022-49873

The CVE-2022-49873 entry concerns the Linux kernel eBPF verifier. The release_reference() path could leave memory-allocated resources unfreed, causing registers tied to released pointers to be marked as SCALAR_VALUE, which in turn may allow an unprivileged user to observe a kernel pointer when st...