CVE-2023-52811

In CVE-2023-52811, the Linux kernel ibmvfc driver fix removes a BUG_ON when an event pool is empty and instead returns NULL from ibmvfc_get_event(). All call sites were updated to check for NULL and handle the failure or recovery path. This prevents a potential junk pointer path and kernel crash ...

CVE-2024-26646

CVE-2024-26646 pertains to the Linux kernel’s thermal: intel: hfi subsystem. The vulnerability arises due to how the kernel manages memory buffers used by HFI during boot and resume flows. A second buffer may be allocated by the restore kernel on resume, which can differ from the image kernel’s b...

CVE-2024-26978

The CVE-2024-26978 entry relates to a Linux kernel issue: creating a max14830 I2C device from userspace could trigger a NULL pointer dereference in max310x during I2C instantiation. The fix adds a validity check for the devtype and aborts the probe with a clear error message. Connected advisories...

CVE-2024-27434

Summary of CVE-2024-27434 (Linux kernel) : Affected component is the iwlwifi mvm path used for GTK handling in the WLAN stack. The root cause is a mismatch in enabling the MFP (MgmtFrame Protection) flag for the GTK when TKIP with MFPC is configured by the AP, which can cause the firmware to misb...

CVE-2024-35957

The CVE-2024-35957 vuln in the Linux kernel/IOMMU VT-d path arises from probing code that tracked all probed devices in an rbtree by source ID, assuming uniqueness that VT-d does not guarantee. The fix, per the linked advisories, is to only track devices that have PCI ATS capabilities in the iomm...

CVE-2024-36954

CVE-2024-36954 affects the Linux kernel and is resolved by a fix in the tipc subsystem. The vulnerability arises from a memory leak in tipc_buf_append when __skb_linearize() fails, because the skb is not freed on the error path. The documented patch moves the assignment *buf = NULL after the __sk...

CVE-2024-40959

The CVE-2024-40959 entry concerns a Linux kernel issue where ip6_dst_idev() can return NULL, and xfrm6_get_saddr() must handle that, otherwise a NULL pointer dereference may occur. The vulnerability arises in xfrm6_policy.c (xfrm6_get_saddr) and could lead to denial of service via a kernel NULL d...

CVE-2024-41005

CVE-2024-41005 involves a race in the Linux kernel netpoll code. The issue stems from netpoll_owner_active reading napi->poll_owner non-atomically to determine lock ownership, allowing a data race between net_rx_action and netpoll_send_skb. The fix replaces the non-atomic check with an atomic ...

CVE-2024-41055

CVE-2024-41055 : Linux kernel vulnerability in the mm subsystem where a NULL pointer dereference could occur in pfn_section_valid() due to a race with section_deactivate() and an insufficient READ_ONCE() around ms->usage. The fix adds a value check on ms->usage before dereferencing and reli...

CVE-2024-42238

CVE-2024-42238 : In the Linux kernel, the vulnerability in firmware CS_DSP handling was resolved. The issue allowed processing to overrun when a block header exceeded remaining data, due to prior behavior in cs_dsp_load()/cs_dsp_load_coeff() which would loop until enough data remained instead of ...

CVE-2024-42252

CVE-2024-42252 is described as a Linux kernel vulnerability resolved by replacing BUG_ON() with WARN_ON() in the closure handling path. The issue arises if a BUG_ON() can be hit in the wild, which would not be appropriate and could lead to a kernel oops. The fix is to use WARN_ON() instead of BUG...

CVE-2024-47660

CVE-2024-47660 : Linux kernel fsnotify race causing lock contention. When removing watches on a directory with many dentries, __fsnotify_update_child_dentry_flags() races with __fsnotify_parent() on children, risking softlockup reports. The fix, per the bulletin, is to set PARENT_WATCHED only whe...

CVE-2024-47757

CVE-2024-47757 affects Linux kernel nilfs2. The issue is a potential out-of-bounds memory access in nilfs_btree_check_delete() when the root node has no entries, leading to memory access outside the block buffer while retrieving the maximum key. The root cause is degeneration-to-direct-mmapping c...

CVE-2024-49938

Linux kernel CVE-2024-49938 affects the ath9k_htc wifi driver. The issue arises from skb_trim() being used on an uninitialised skb length in error paths, leading to an invalid urb reset before resubmission. The patch switches to __skb_set_length(skb, 0) (which already calls skb_reset_tail_pointer...

CVE-2024-50148

CVE-2024-50148 affects the Linux kernel Bluetooth bnep, where proto_unregister could wild-memory-access due to bnep_init() ignoring bnep_sock_init()’s return value. The fix is to propagate bnep_sock_init()’s return value in bnep_exit(), preventing cleanup of resources on module removal from leavi...

CVE-2024-50278

The CVE-2024-50278 vulnerability affects the Linux kernel’s dm-cache (device-mapper) component. It can cause an out-of-bounds access in the dirty-bitset when the fast device is expanded before the first resume of the cache table, due to the first-resume size check not being performed. Reproductio...

CVE-2024-53232

CVE-2024-53232 refers to a Linux kernel vulnerability in the IOMMU code for s390, where during surprise hot-unplug of a PCI device, attaching the default domain could fail and lead to a NULL domain pointer and a use-after-free. The fix introduces a blocking domain to handle devices that were alre...

CVE-2024-53239

CVE-2024-53239 relates to the Linux kernel ALSA 6fire driver. The vulnerability arises when resources are released immediately after usb6fire_chip_abort(), while the card object may still be in use (the code calls snd_card_free_when_closed()). This can lead to a use-after-free scenario. The docum...

CVE-2024-56603

CVE-2024-56603 affects the Linux kernel in the net/af_can path. On error in can_create(), the code frees the allocated sk object, but sock_init_data() had already attached it to the sock, leaving a dangling sk pointer and introducing a potential use‑after‑free. The connected advisories confirm a ...

CVE-2024-56715

Summary: CVE-2024-56715 affects the Linux kernel due to an issue in the ionic netdev notifier handling. When register_netdev() fails, the driver could leak the netdev notifier. Root cause (as described): The notifier is not unregistered on register_netdev() failure, leading to a leak. Fix / remed...

CVE-2025-21934

CVE-2025-21934 : In the Linux kernel, the rapidio Rio driver had an API misusage where rio_add_net() could pathologically free resources when device_register() failed. The patch fixes this by using put_device() instead of kfree() and by nulling mport->net to avoid a use-after-free. Impact is l...

CVE-2025-22010

CVE-2025-22010 affects the Linux kernel’s RDMA/hns: fixes a soft lockup during BT page loop when allocating very large buffers (e.g., MR > 100GB). The vulnerable path occurs in hns_roce_hw_v2: hem_list_alloc_mid_bt, hns_roce_hem_list_request, hns_roce_mtr_create, alloc_mr_pbl, and hns_roce_reg...

CVE-2013-4563

CVE-2013-4563 applies to the Linux kernel UDP Fragmentation Offload (UFO) path. The udp6_ufo_fragment function in net/ipv6/udp_offload.c can mis-evaluate a size comparison before inserting a fragment header when UFO is enabled, enabling remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (panic) by s...

CVE-2014-8133

CVE-2014-8133 affects the Linux kernel TLS implementation (arch/x86/kernel/tls.c) up to version 3.18.1. A local attacker can exploit a crafted application that uses set_thread_area and subsequently reads a 16‑bit value to bypass the espfix protection and, in turn, bypass ASLR. The description con...

CVE-2014-9419

CVE-2014-9419 affects the Linux kernel (arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c) up to version 3.18.1. The issue fails to ensure TLS descriptors are loaded before proceeding with other steps, enabling a local attacker to bypass ASLR by crafting an application that reads a TLS base address. Connected advisor...

CVE-2016-5828

CVE-2016-5828 affects the Linux kernel on powerpc platforms (up to 4.6.3). The start_thread function mishandles transactional memory, allowing local users to cause a denial of service (invalid process state or TM Bad Thing exception, and system crash) by starting and suspending a transaction befo...

CVE-2016-8645

CVE-2016-8645 : Linux kernel TCP stack mishandles skb truncation, enabling a local attacker to crash the system (DoS) via crafted sendto calls. Affected: kernels prior to 4.8.10. Remediation: upgrade to the fixed kernel (e.g., 4.8.10+; see changelogs/OS advisories).

CVE-2017-16536

CVE-2017-16536 affects the Linux kernel cx231xx USB card driver (cx231xx_usb_probe in drivers/media/usb/cx231xx/cx231xx-cards.c) up to version 4.13.11. The issue allows a local attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference leading to a denial of service or system crash via a crafted USB device. ...

CVE-2017-7495

CVE-2017-7495 affects the Linux kernel’s ext4 inode handling (inode.c) in data=ordered mode, where a mishandled needs-flushing-before-commit list leaks sensitive data from other users’ files under opportunistic conditions. The cited sources specify this is a local vulnerability: an attacker with ...

CVE-2020-29534

CVE-2020-29534 affects the Linux kernel prior to 5.9.3. The io_uring subsystem takes a non-refcounted reference to the submitting process’ files_struct, which can lead to incorrect optimization of unshare_fd() during execve(), as CID-0f2122045b94 describes. This is a local vulnerability with pote...

CVE-2021-4023

CVE-2021-4023 affects the Linux kernel io-workqueue, with pre-5.15-rc1 kernels able to panic if an improper cancellation triggers new io-uring submissions during memory shortage. The flaw enables a local user with io-uring permissions to crash the system. Connected sources indicate patches/versio...

CVE-2021-47386

The CVE-2021-47386 issue affects the Linux kernel hwmon driver w83791d. The vulnerability stems from a NULL pointer dereference that can occur when a specific readval bit pattern is encountered, potentially leading to a kernel NULL dereference if conditions (val & 0x08), !(val & 0x80), and ((val ...

CVE-2022-3169

CVE-2022-3169 - Linux kernel NVMe host driver. A denial-of-service condition may occur when NVME_IOCTL_RESET and NVME_IOCTL_SUBSYS_RESET are issued in sequence via the device file, potentially causing a PCIe link disconnect. Affected component is the Linux kernel’s NVMe host/driver pathway; the f...

CVE-2022-49700

CVE-2022-49700 is a Linux kernel SLUB allocator bug: the fastpath in slab_alloc_node() can race with slab deactivation, allowing a mismatch where c->slab/c->freelist become inconsistent and can lead to a use-after-free or a page freeing while it still contains slab objects. The issue is tie...

CVE-2023-38426

The CVE-2023-38426 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 6.3.4, specifically ksmbd’s SMB2 path where an out-of-bounds read occurs in smb2_find_context_vals if create_context’s name_len exceeds the tag length. Public references (kernel commit and ChangeLog-6.3.4) confirm the vulnerability contex...

CVE-2023-52624

CVE-2023-52624 concerns the Linux kernel’s drm/amd/display path where the DMCUB must be awake before issuing GPINT commands. The root cause is that GPINT mailbox access could occur while DMCUB is idle, risking a system hang. The documented fix adds a wake/execute/sleep wrapper via the function dc...

CVE-2023-52696

CVE-2023-52696: In the Linux kernel, powerpc/powernv: add a null pointer check in opal_powercap_init(); kasprintf() can return NULL on allocation failure. Connected advisories note this vulnerability is resolved, with Nessus entries describing Azure Linux 3.0 kernel security update and Unity Linu...

CVE-2023-52973

The CVE-2023-52973 issue affects the Linux kernel’s vc_screen path (vt/vc_screen.c). Root cause: a use-after-free of vc_data after console_unlock() in vcs_read(), where the vc_data pointer was loaded inside the loop, allowing a UAF in vcs_size(). The bug was fixed by moving the vc_data load to th...

CVE-2024-26629

CVE-2024-26629: Linux kernel nfsd: fix RELEASE_LOCKOWNER. Connected advisories document a patch correcting a test on so_count in nfsd4_release_lockowner(), which could transiently report locks held and cause NFS4 errors. The fix reverts to check_for_locks() (made to not sleep) and prevents false ...

CVE-2024-26734

CVE-2024-26734 affects the Linux kernel devlink subsystem. The issue arises from use-after-free and memory leaks in devlink_init() due to the ordering of registration: the pernet operations structure must be registered before the generic netlink family, and a proper unregister path is needed if r...

CVE-2024-35843

The CVE concerns the Linux kernel IOMMU VT-d path for I/O page fault reporting. The fix replaces pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() with device_rbtree_find() to locate the target PCI device within the probed device rbtree, reducing search overhead. The I/O page fault is initiated by the device and cur...

CVE-2024-35931

CVE-2024-35931 is a Linux kernel vulnerability affecting the DRM/AMDGPU stack. In RAS recovery, a mode-1 PCIe slot reset is prematurely triggered during error handling, which can cascade through PCIe/GART state and GPU reset sequences, potentially leading to a system hang or a fatal kernel fault....

CVE-2024-36932

CVE-2024-36932 pertains to the Linux kernel, where a use-after-free can occur in thermal_debugfs after cdev removal. The root cause is that thermal_debug_cdev_remove() runs without holding cdev->lock, potentially freeing the thermal_debugfs object while thermal_debug_cdev_state_update() may st...

CVE-2024-38559

CVE-2024-38559: In the Linux kernel, the qedf SCSI path copies a userspace buffer without guaranteeing a NUL terminator, risking an OOB read in kstrtouint. The fix uses memdup_user_nul instead of memdup_user. Affected: kernel SCSI qedf path; Root cause: missing termination of the copied buffer. R...

CVE-2024-38579

CVE-2024-38579 : Linux kernel vulnerability in crypto: bcm where spu2_dump_omd() increments ptr by ciph_key_len instead of hash_iv_len, risking buffer overrun. Root cause: incorrect pointer arithmetic in bcm cryptographic path. Affects the kernel crypto module, potential memory safety impact. Fix...

CVE-2024-40924

CVE-2024-40924 (Linux kernel) resolved by making the DPT object in drm/i915/dpt unshrinkable. In some scenarios the DPT object could be shrunk while its associated framebuffer remained, leaving a stale entry in the vm->bound_list. When the kernel attempted to rewrite PTEs using a stale CPU map...

CVE-2024-41065

The CVE-2024-41065 issue is in the Linux kernel’s powerpc/pseries code related to usercopy hardening. When CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY is enabled, reading the dispatch log from /sys/kernel/debug/powerpc/dtl/cpu-* could trigger a kernel BUG in usercopy (mm/usercopy.c). The root cause involves copying...

CVE-2024-41093

CVE-2024-41093 – Linux kernel drm/amdgpu null framebuffer object fix : The vulnerability arises in the kernel’s DRM/amdgpu path where code could dereference a null framebuffer object when accessing state->fb->obj[0]. The patch changes the access to obtain the framebuffer object via drm_gem_...

CVE-2024-44938

CVE-2024-44938 relates to the Linux kernel JFS code. The issue is a shift-out-of-bounds in dbDiscardAG when BLKSTOL2() returns 0 while seeking the next smaller log2 block, which can yield a negative shift exponent. The patch resolves this by exiting the loop when a negative shift is encountered. ...

CVE-2024-44958

CVE-2024-44958 – Linux kernel SMT scheduling fix : The issue was a balance error in sched_smt_present where, if cpuset_cpu_inactive() fails during cpu offline, sched_smt_present is decremented before sched_cpu_deactivate(), causing an unbalanced dec/inc pair. The patch increments sched_smt_presen...