CVE-2023-28327

CVE-2023-28327 : A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel’s UNIX protocol (net/unix/diag.c, function unix_diag_get_exact) occurs when the newly allocated skb is created without an associated sk, leaving a NULL sk pointer. This can allow a local attacker to crash the kernel or cause a denial...

CVE-2023-51043

CVE-2023-51043 affects the Linux kernel prior to 6.4.5. The issue is a use-after-free in drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c caused by a race between a nonblocking atomic commit and a driver unload. The vulnerability results in a potentially exploitable crash if a race occurs during unload while a nonbl...

CVE-2024-26907

CVE-2024-26907 affects the Linux kernel in the RDMA mlx5 stack. The vulnerability arises from a fortify source warning caused by a field-spanning write to eseg->inline_hdr.start in wr.c (memcpy path) during mlx5_ib_post_send, potentially enabling a local issue if exploited. Affected components...

CVE-2024-41014

The CVE CVE-2024-41014 affects the Linux kernel (xfs) and is caused by insufficient bounds checking in xlog_recover_process_data, specifically verifying the space for fixed members of xlog_op_header. A crafted XFS image can trigger an out-of-bounds read by altering the xlog_op_header and xlog_rec...

CVE-2022-48655

CVE-2022-48655 in the Linux kernel: vulnerability in the SCMI firmware path (arm_scmi) where reset domains descriptors could be accessed by index, risking out-of-bounds due to SCMI driver misbehavior. The root cause is lack of an internal consistency check before domain descriptor accesses. The f...

CVE-2023-51780

CVE-2023-51780: Linux kernel before 6.6.8 contains a use-after-free in do_vcc_ioctl (net/atm/ioctl.c) caused by a vcc_recvmsg race, enabling local exploitation. Affected: Linux kernel versions prior to 6.6.8. Root cause: race between vcc_recvmsg and do_vcc_ioctl leading to use-after-free. Impact:...

CVE-2024-40997

CVE-2024-40997 involves a Linux kernel vulnerability where a memory leak in the amd-pstate cpufreq path was fixed. The issue was that kzalloc() allocated cpudata during amd_pstate_epp_cpu_init() but could not be freed in the corresponding exit path, leading to a leak on CPU EPP exit. The primary ...

CVE-2024-41060

CVE-2024-41060 is a Linux kernel security issue in the DRM Radeon driver. The root cause is a dereference of bo_va->bo that may be cleared by radeon_vm_clear_freed. The patch adds a NULL check to ensure bo_va->bo is non-NULL before use, preventing a potential NULL dereference crash. The des...

CVE-2010-4258

The CVE-2010-4258 issue affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.36.2. The do_exit function in kernel/exit.c mishandles a KERNEL_DS get_fs value, bypassing access_ok checks and enabling local privilege escalation by overwriting arbitrary kernel memory. Exploitation vectors include use of th...

CVE-2016-4565

CVE-2016-4565 affects the Linux kernel InfiniBand (IB) stack prior to 4.5.3, where certain IB interfaces improperly rely on write() semantics via a uAPI interface. This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write) and potentially other impact/escalation...

CVE-2023-35824

CVE-2023-35824 is a Linux kernel use-after-free in the dm1105_remove path (drivers/media/pci/dm1105/dm1105.c), fixed by Linux kernel 6.3.2 (ChangeLog-6.3.2). The Astra Linux bulletin and related sources confirm the same issue affecting kernel before 6.3.2 and cite the same function/file, indicati...

CVE-2023-52598

CVE-2023-52598 concerns the Linux kernel (s390/ptrace) where an incorrect handling of the fpc register during ptrace can corrupt fp/vx state of the tracing process. The root cause is that when a traced process’s fpc value is validated, it is temporarily loaded into the fpc register, and the trace...

CVE-2024-35950

CVE-2024-35950 affects the Linux kernel DRM client code. The modes[] array references modes on connectors’ mode lists and was not protected by dev->mode_config.mutex, risking use-after-free or memory reuse. The fix extends the same mutex protection to modes[] to ensure elements aren’t freed or...

CVE-2024-42082

CVE-2024-42082 is a Linux kernel vulnerability where a syzkaller-triggered WARN was introduced in __xdp_reg_mem_model() when __mem_id_init_hash_table() failed. The issue arose only from memory allocation failure; a static const rhashtable_params prevented rhashtable_init() misconfiguration. The w...

CVE-2024-50014

CVE-2024-50014 – Linux kernel ext4 replay path issue Affects: Linux kernel ext4 on systems using fast-commit enabled filesystems (replay path). Affected code path is ext4_fc_replay during journal replay; the replay path attempts to lock sbi->s_bdev_wb_lock before it has been initialized. Root ...

CVE-2024-57798

CVE-2024-57798 affects the Linux kernel drm_dp_mst handling of MST up requests. If another thread removes MST topology during processing, mst_primary could be freed and set to NULL, risking a NULL pointer dereference in drm_dp_mst_handle_up_req(). The fix is to hold a reference to mst_primary whi...

CVE-2015-5364

The CVE-2015-5364 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 4.0.6, where udp_recvmsg/udpv6_recvmsg fail to handle processor yielding correctly, enabling remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (system hang) via UDP packet flood with incorrect checksums. Related CVE-2015-5366 also concerns U...

CVE-2019-19047

CVE-2019-19047 is a memory-leak & potential DoS in the Linux kernel's mlx5_fw_fatal_reporter_dump() (drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/health.c) triggered by mlx5_crdump_collect() failures. Affected: Linux kernel versions before 5.3.11. Impact is memory consumption leading to DoS; exploitat...

CVE-2019-20806

CVE-2019-20806 affects the Linux kernel up to version 5.1 (i.e., before 5.2). The issue is a NULL pointer dereference in tw5864_handle_frame() (drivers/media/pci/tw5864/tw5864-video.c) that can lead to denial of service. The connected Nessus advisories reiterate the same root cause and state affe...

CVE-2023-22998

CVE-2023-22998 affects the Linux kernel prior to 6.0.3. The vulnerability stems from drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_object.c misinterpreting the drm_gem_shmem_get_sg_table return value (treating an error pointer as NULL). This can allow a remote authenticated attacker on the local network to caus...

CVE-2024-26686

CVE-2024-26686 refers to a Linux kernel issue where lock_task_sighand could trigger a hard lockup if NR_CPUS threads execute do_task_stat concurrently while a process has NR_THREADS. The fix changes do_task_stat() to gather thread/child statistics using sig->stats_lock outside the sighand lock...

CVE-2024-26773

CVE-2024-26773: The Linux kernel ext4 block allocator vulnerability is resolved. The fix prevents allocating blocks from a group whose block bitmap is corrupted during concurrent operations by verifying the group bitmap integrity before using ac_b_ex in ext4_mb_try_best_found(), and by guarding t...

CVE-2024-35805

CVE-2024-35805 affects the Linux kernel in the dm snapshot code path. The issue was a lockup when exiting a snapshot with many exceptions, resolved by adding a cond_resched in the loop that frees the exceptions in dm_exception_table_exit. The root cause is a lockup during exit of large dm-snapsho...

CVE-2024-35925

The CVE-2024-35925 issue concerns the Linux kernel blk_rq_stat_sum() path. The root cause is a potential division by zero when computing stats, caused by the expression dst->nr_samples + src->nr_samples reaching zero due to overflow. Multiple connected advisories (Unity Linux security updat...

CVE-2024-42237

CVE-2024-42237 - Linux kernel cs_dsp payload length validation Affects: Linux kernel firmware cs_dsp loading paths (cs_dsp_load and cs_dsp_coeff_load).Cause: The block payload length could be used before validating the length, potentially enabling out-of-bounds processing.Fix: Move and perform th...

CVE-2024-49960

CVE-2024-49960 concerns ext4 on the Linux kernel. The issue is a timer use-after-free during failed mounts: the s_err_report timer can remain active while sbi is freed, because ext4_handle_error re-arms the timer before kfree(sbi). The root cause is not canceling the s_err_report timer after ext4...

CVE-2023-3358

CVE-2023-3358 describes a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel ISH (Integrated Sensor Hub) driver. The impact stated is that a local user could crash the system. The connected Nessus/NASL entries corroborate the same issue across multiple advisories and lists, but the provided documents d...

CVE-2023-34324

The CVE describes a deadlock in Linux kernel Xen event channel handling when a close operation is performed in parallel with a Xen console action/interrupt in an unprivileged Xen guest. The issue occurs during removal of a paravirtual device or similar event-channel close, with 32-bit Arm guests ...

CVE-2023-52831

CVE-2023-52831 (Linux kernel) : The issue resides in cpu/hotplug logic when CPUs are isolated with isolcpus=. Offline-ing the last non-isolated (housekeeping) CPU can cause a WARN_ON in build_sched_domains and a subsequent panic due to an empty CPU mask in partition_sched_domains_locked(), leadin...

CVE-2024-42225

CVE-2024-42225 : Linux kernel WiFi mt76 vulnerability due to reusing uninitialized data in the MT76 path; root cause is use of uninitialized skb data. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code. A fix replaces skb_put with skb_put_zero in wifi: mt76, and patches are available in the cited ker...

CVE-2024-50073

CVE-2024-50073: Linux kernel tty/n_gsm use-after-free in gsm_cleanup_mux (UAF on gsm_msg in gsm_mux tx lists). Unity Linux advisory confirms fix: protect gsm_msg by adding a gsm tx lock to prevent multi-threaded free via ioctl. Affects kernel 6.11.0+; patch details referenced in Unity/Nessus desc...

CVE-2018-25020

Summary of CVE-2018-25020 (Linux kernel BPF): The vulnerability is in the BPF subsystem where a long jump over an instruction sequence can cause an overflow. It specifically affects the kernel's BPF implementations in files kernel/bpf/core.c and net/core/filter.c, for Linux kernels prior to 4.17....

CVE-2022-1199

CVE-2022-1199 is a Linux kernel flaw that can crash the kernel via user-space activity simulating amateur radio, producing a NULL pointer dereference and a use-after-free. The connected Astra Linux bulletin confirms the same vulnerability details and, for mitigating environments, Siemens’ accompa...

CVE-2024-27062

CVE-2024-27062 : In the Linux kernel, the nouveau module (nvkm) has a race condition due to missing locking around the client object tree when adding/removing client objects (notably VRAM bar mappings). This can trigger a general protection fault as vulnerabilities are exercised via nvkm_object_s...

CVE-2024-56757

CVE-2024-56757 affects the Linux kernel btusb Mediatek driver; root cause is not releasing the special USB ISO data interface before unregistering the HCI device on USB disconnect, risking kernel panic. A fix has been implemented in the kernel (references to commits in stable trees); impact is lo...

CVE-2024-56759

CVE-2024-56759 concerns the Linux kernel: when Btrfs COWs a tree block with tracing enabled (trace_btrfs_cow_block) and preemption is on, a use-after-free can occur on the COWed extent buffer. The root cause is that tracepoint handling could observe a buffer after it is freed via RCUs, if preempt...

CVE-2018-6555

CVE-2018-6555 is a Linux kernel local use-after-free via the irda_setsockopt path in irda/af_irda.c (and later in staging/irda), potentially causing memory corruption, denial of service, or a system crash. Affected trees reference IRDA socket usage as the attack vector. The vulnerability is addre...

CVE-2021-47378

CVE-2021-47378 affects the Linux kernel nvme-rdma code: destroying cm_id before destroying the qp can cause a use-after-free in RDMA error flow. The fix documented in multiple sources is to always destroy cm_id before destroying the qp, with qp subsequently destroyed in nvme_rdma_alloc_queue() af...

CVE-2024-35822

The connected documents confirm CVE-2024-35822 affects the Linux kernel USB gadget mass storage path (usb_udc) where a thread may disable an endpoint while the main thread queues a request. Root cause: a warning in usb_ep_queue() was triggered instead of a functional failure. Fix: replacing WARN_...

CVE-2024-35864

CVE-2024-35864 is a Linux kernel SMB client issue. The root cause is a use-after-free in smb2_is_valid_lease_break() that can occur while handling SMB2 lease breaks, with sessions in SES_EXITING state skipped to avoid UAF. The vulnerability is linked to local attack vectors and a highImpact scena...

CVE-2024-49994

CVE-2024-49994 : A Linux kernel vulnerability in the block layer (BLKSECDISCARD) is resolved. The flaw arises from an integer overflow in the discard path, causing a near-infinite loop inside blkdev_issue_secure_erase() when a crafted 64-bit range (e.g., r = {512, 18446744073709551104}) is passed...

CVE-2025-21969

CVE-2025-21969 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the Bluetooth stack (L2CAP). The issue is a slab-use-after-free in l2cap_send_cmd when the hci sync path releases l2cap_conn but a worker still references it. The root cause is a race between the hci receive data work queue and the l2cap_conn life...

CVE-2022-48695

CVE-2022-48695 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the scsi: mpt3sas driver that results in a use-after-free (refcount_t underflow) observed during controller reset. The issue is fixed in the kernel by the referenced commits listed in the connected sources. The vulnerability is described as a loca...

CVE-2024-41001

CVE-2024-41001: In the Linux kernel, io_uring/sqpoll may leak audit memory during connect handling due to path conditions in prep/issue auditing; a blanket NOP before SQPOLL mitigates this. The issue, rated CVSSv3.1: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, is locally exploitable and impacts availabi...

CVE-2024-49962

CVE-2024-49962 : In the Linux kernel, ACPICA toolchain fix guards against NULL returns from ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() in acpi_db_convert_to_package(). If ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() fails, elements may be NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. The linked Astra/IBM bulletins reference the same root ...

CVE-2024-50062

CVE-2024-50062 affects the Linux kernel's RDMA/rtrs-srv path establishment. The connected documents describe a root cause where the RTRS client/server exchange (info_req) requires all connections to be established and the RTRS path to be in CONNECTED state; without proper sanity checks, this can ...

CVE-2015-8543

CVE-2015-8543 affects the Linux kernel networking stack (up to version 4.3.3 as used in Android and others). The issue: the networking implementation does not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, enabling local users to cause a NULL pointer dereference and system crash, wi...

CVE-2016-10044

CVE-2016-10044 is supported by connected advisories: the Linux kernel up to version 4.7.7 contains a vulnerability in the aio_mount path. Specifically, the aio_mount function in fs/aio.c did not properly restrict execute access, enabling local users to bypass SELinux W^X policy and gain privilege...

CVE-2022-3521

CVE-2022-3521 is a race-condition vulnerability in the Linux Kernel KCM subsystem (function kcm_tx_work in net/kcm/kcmsock.c). The issue can allow a local attacker to trigger a crash via race conditions in the KCM path. Technical details in connected sources confirm the affected component and roo...

CVE-2023-52832

CVE-2023-52832 affects the Linux kernel’s wireless stack (mac80211/nl80211). The issue arises when ieee80211_get_tx_power() can return INT_MIN (the internal sentinel for an “unset power level”), which can trigger a UBSAN signed‑integer overflow. The observed effect is a UBSAN warning in net/wirel...