CVE-2024-42063

CVE-2024-42063: In the Linux kernel, a KMSAN-flagged uninitialized memory issue was identified in BPF devmap when calling map_lookup_elem/map_delete_elem in interpreter mode. Reproducer shows uninitialized value paths through __dev_map_lookup_elem and bpf_map_lookup_elem during BPF program execut...

CVE-2024-47658

CVE-2024-47658 affects the Linux kernel crypto: stm32/cryp, where the finalize operation in interrupt context could trigger a spinlock recursion warning if BH is not properly disabled. The OSV entries show concrete remediation: Root has patched CVE-2024-47658 in the linux package for Root:Ubuntu:...

CVE-2011-3359

CVE-2011-3359 affects the Linux kernel (pre-2.6.39), specifically the b43 wireless driver. The dma_rx path does not allocate receive buffers properly, enabling remote attackers to crash the system via a crafted frame (DoS). Affected code is in drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.c. Remediation: upgrade ...

CVE-2012-0038

CVE-2012-0038 affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.1.9. An integer overflow in fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c (xfs_acl_from_disk) can be triggered by a malformed ACL on a filesystem, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow and a local-denial-of-service (panic). A fix was released in 3.1.9. Users should upgrade ...

CVE-2019-18675

CVE-2019-18675 affects the Linux kernel up to version 5.3.13, due to a start_offset+size integer overflow in cpia2_remap_buffer (drivers/media/usb/cpia2/cpia2_core.c) when cpia2 uses its own mmap. This allows a local user with access to /dev/video0 to read/write kernel physical pages, potentially...

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-2022-49055

CVE-2022-49055 : In the Linux kernel, the drm/amdkfd code fixes a null-pointer dereference risk by validating the return value of kmalloc_array(). The vulnerable path could dereference event_waiters[i].wait if kmalloc_array() returns NULL. The fix adds a NULL check before using the allocated memo...

CVE-2022-49103

CVE-2022-49103 is a Linux kernel issue where NFSv4.2 _nfs42_proc_copy_notify() leaks refcounts on two error paths after get_nfs_open_context() is called. The root cause is that refcount balancing is omitted on error returns, leading to leaks of the object ctx. The connected security documents con...

CVE-2022-49308

The CVE-2022-49308 entry describes a Linux kernel extcon overflow/NULL dereference vulnerability that could cause an Oops when sysfs state_show() runs before driver data is set. The root cause is extcon device creation occurring before drvdata is initialized, leading to an edev NULL dereference d...

CVE-2022-49318

CVE-2022-49318 pertains to the Linux kernel f2fs subsystem. The vulnerability arises when Syzbot-triggered WARN_ONs in f2fs_is_valid_blkaddr (and __is_bitmap_valid) are triggered for DATA_GENERIC_ENHANCE or DATA_GENERIC_ENHANCE_READ when blkaddr is out of the expected range. The issue was resolve...

CVE-2022-49938

CVE-2022-49938 is a Linux kernel vulnerability in the CIFS SMB2_negotiation path. The issue is a small mempool leak in SMB2_negotiate() where, on certain dialect-mismatch failures, the code could exit without freeing the response buffer from mempool due to an incorrect -EIO handling. The fix tigh...

CVE-2024-40970

The CVE-2024-40970 issue affects the Linux kernel’s dw-axi-dmac component. It describes a hw_desc array overrun when many descriptors are chained (e.g., nr_buffers=3 with 3 segments per descriptor, leading to 9 hw_descs). Root cause is improper handling in axi_desc_put() relative to allocated hw_...

CVE-2024-42065

CVE-2024-42065 relates to the Linux kernel DRM/XE path. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in xe_ttm_stolen_mgr_init was fixed by adding an explicit NULL check to ensure the mgr is not NULL before use. The patch updates the function to validate the mgr reference and prevents dereferencing a...

CVE-2024-46778

The CVE-2024-46778 entry describes a Linux kernel defect in drm/amd/display where UnboundedRequestEnabled was checked as a pointer (dml_bool_t *UnboundedRequestEnabled) instead of its boolean value, causing address-based checks rather than dereferenced value. This was fixed to address a reverse N...

CVE-2010-2943

CVE-2010-2943 affects the Linux kernel's XFS implementation up to version 2.6.34, where inode allocation B-trees are not consulted before reading inode buffers. This allows remote authenticated users to read unlinked files or read/overwrite disk blocks that were previously allocated to an unlinke...

CVE-2011-2492

CVE-2011-2492 affects the Linux kernel Bluetooth subsystem prior to 3.0-rc4, where certain data structures are not properly initialized. The flaw is exploited via a crafted getsockopt system call in the l2cap_sock_getsockopt_old and rfcomm_sock_getsockopt_old paths, enabling local users to obtain...

CVE-2021-47599

CVE-2021-47599 covers a Linux kernel bug in btrfs: during pruning/moving devices, btrfs_show_devname() could fail to find devices and emit a warning. The fix updates the device list handling so latest_dev->name is shown reliably in /proc/self/mounts, with devices kept alive under RCU protectio...

CVE-2022-48792

CVE-2022-48792 - Linux kernel (scsi: pm8001): A use-after-free can occur when a sas_task is aborted by the upper layer before I/O completion is handled in mpi_ssp_completion() or mpi_sata_completion(). The two steps (inform upper layer with complete() and release resources in pm8001_ccb_task_free...

CVE-2022-48841

Vulnerability CVE-2022-48841 affects the Linux kernel ice driver: NULL pointer dereference in ice_update_vsi_tx_ring_stats() during Tx ring stats update. If the ring pointer is NULL, a later access to propagate Tx stats to VSI stats could crash. The fix changes logic to move to the next ring when...

CVE-2022-49176

CVE-2022-49176: Linux kernel fix for a use-after-free in bfq_dispatch_request (bfq) causing potential memory corruption in SCSI-mq paths. The issue is addressed by kernel patches referenced in the linked advisories (Unity Linux UTSA updates and Astra/Linux advisories). Exploitation status is not ...

CVE-2022-49307

CVE-2022-49307 : In the Linux kernel, the tty synclink_gt driver can trigger a null-pointer dereference in slgt_clean() when alloc_hdlcdev() fails and the module is removed. Affected component: the synclink_gt (tty) HDLC driver path in the kernel. The root cause is a null dereference of info->...

CVE-2022-49532

CVE-2022-49532 affects the Linux kernel DRM virtio driver (virtio_gpu_conn_get_modes) where drm_cvt_mode may return NULL, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. The issue is demonstrated by a KASAN report showing a null deref while reading a 4-byte value from a NULL pointer. The connected advisor...

CVE-2023-3108

CVE-2023-3108 affects the Linux kernel, specifically the get_user_pages_fast path in the skcipher_recvmsg interface for symmetric-key ciphers (crypto/algif_skcipher.c). The flaw allows a local user to crash the system. Public details in the provided documents confirm the vulnerable component and ...

CVE-2023-52596

CVE-2023-52596: Linux kernel sysctl out-of-bounds access when registering empty sysctl directories. Root cause: a check tests the first element of ctl_table for a permanently empty directory, leading to out-of-bounds. Mitigation in the patched code: register_sysctl_mount_point now passes a ctl_ta...

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-2024-46810

CVE-2024-46810 affects the Linux kernel UI path for displays: the drm/bridge tc358767 code may signal HPD events via IRQ before the connector is fully initialized, risking a NULL pointer dereference. The connected documents confirm a fix was applied by ensuring the connector is fully initialized ...

CVE-2025-37857

CVE-2025-37857 affects the Linux kernel scsi: st driver. It fixes an array overflow in st_setup() by changing the array size from a fixed value to follow the parms size.

CVE-2025-38058

CVE-2025-38058 affects the Linux kernel: the function __legitimize_mnt() in fs/namespace.c mis-handled synchronization around MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT, risking an incorrect mnt_count handling and a dropped reference to the caller after umount(2) checks but before MNT_SYNC_UMOUNT is set. The issue is resol...

CVE-2011-1076

CVE-2011-1076 affects the Linux kernel up to 2.6.37 in dns_key.c; remote DNS servers sending invalid responses can trigger a NULL pointer dereference/OOPS, leading to a denial of service. Reports from SUSE/Red Hat/NVD corroborate. Remediation: upgrade to kernel 2.6.38 or newer (vendor patches). E...

CVE-2011-1163

Vulnerability: CVE-2011-1163 affects the Linux kernel (fs/partitions/osf.c) where osf_partition mishandles an invalid number of partitions, potentially allowing local attackers to read kernel heap memory via partition-table parsing vectors. Affected: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.38. Root ca...

CVE-2012-2123

CVE-2012-2123 affects the Linux kernel up to version 3.3.3, where cap_bprm_set_creds in security/commoncap.c mishandles file-system capabilities (fcaps) for implementing a privileged executable. This can let local users bypass personality restrictions via a crafted application, demonstrated by an...

CVE-2014-3534

CVE-2014-3534 (Linux kernel, s390) : The vulnerability in arch/s390/kernel/ ptrace.c allows a local user to bypass restrictions on address-space control with PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA, gaining read/write access to kernel memory and potentially elevation of privileges via a crafted ptrace call. Affected...

CVE-2015-4002

CVE-2015-4002 affects the OZWPAN driver in the Linux kernel (drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozusbsvc1.c) up to version 4.0.5. The issue is a length-value handling flaw where certain length values are not sufficiently large, enabling remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash or large loo...

CVE-2021-47142

CVE-2021-47142 affects the Linux kernel DRM/AMDGPU stack. The vulnerability arises from a use-after-free in the amdgpu_ttm_backend path when unbinding/destroying TTM memory; the code forgets to null out ttm->sg, leading to a crash (general protection fault) during sg_free_table and related cle...

CVE-2021-47181

The CVE-2021-47181 issue affects the Linux kernel code path for usb: musb: tusb6010. The root cause is a missing NULL check after platform_get_resource(), which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference if platform_get_resource() returns NULL. Public sources describe the vulnerability and impact as ...

CVE-2021-47275

CVE-2021-47275 concerns the Linux kernel w.r.t. the bcache cache-miss path. In cached_dev_cache_miss(), the calculation of the read size for missing cache data can overflow the 16-bit size field embedded in the bkey (via the sectors value), causing oversized inserts into the internal B+ tree. Thi...

CVE-2022-48935

CVE-2022-48935 concerns a Linux kernel vulnerability in netfilter nf_tables. The issue arises when unregistering flowtable hooks on netns exit: if flowtable hooks are not unregistered before nf_tables_flowtable_destroy(), the hook core can report a use-after-free (KASAN) in nf_hook_entries_grow. ...

CVE-2022-49281

CVE-2022-49281 affects Linux kernel CIFS multiuser handling: each user has a separate tcon and handle for a cached directory, but on unmount the kernel must release the pinned dentry for every tcon rather than only the master tcon. If not, unmount can emit warnings of in-use dentries. The issue i...

CVE-2022-49292

CVE-2022-49292 is tied to the Linux kernel ALSA oss PCM buffer allocation overflow. The vulnerability occurs when snd_pcm_plug_alloc() may allocate an oversized temporary buffer during data conversion if hardware parameters allow larger-than-expected period/buffer sizes, risking an INT_MAX overfl...

CVE-2022-50020

CVE-2022-50020 affects the Linux kernel ext4 filesystem: the patch prevents online resizing to an unaligned/partial cluster boundary. The issue could cause the last resize iteration to grow the filesystem by a negative amount, tripping a BUG_ON and leaving the in-memory superblock corrupted. Conn...

CVE-2024-46728

CVE-2024-46728 affects the Linux kernel (drm/amd/display) where there is a fix for using aux_rd_interval: the value of aux_rd_interval (size 7) must be checked before use. The connected Azure/Linux Nessus entries confirm the advisory references this vulnerability and describe the fix as preventin...

CVE-2024-46808

CVE-2024-46808 affects the Linux kernel component drm/amd/display, where a missing NULL pointer check in dpcd_extend_address_range can lead to an assertion if kcalloc returns NULL. The connected Nessus entry confirms the vulnerability exists in Linux distros without a vendor patch and cites the s...

CVE-2024-57875

CVE-2024-57875 affects the Linux kernel block layer, addressing an RCU-protection issue with disk->conv_zones_bitmap. The fix makes disk_zone_is_conv() run under the RCU read lock and adds disk_set_conv_zones_bitmap() to update the pointer via rcu_replace_pointer() under disk_zone_wplugs_lock....

CVE-2024-57950

The CVE-2024-57950 entry concerns the Linux kernel drm/amd/display path, where a defect caused denominators used in calculations to potentially be uninitialized or set to zero, risking division by zero. The resolved description states the fix: initialize denominator defaults to 1 to avoid DIVIDE_...

CVE-2009-3620

CVE-2009-3620 affects the ATI Rage 128 (r128) driver in the Linux kernel, where the driver fails to properly verify Concurrent Command Engine (CCE) state initialization. This local vulnerability can cause a NULL pointer dereference and system crash (DoS) and may allow privilege escalation via uns...

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-2010-4160

The CVE-2010-4160 issue is present in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2, involving multiple integer overflows in the PPPoL2TP and IPoL2TP sendmsg paths (pppol2tp_sendmsg and l2tp_ip_sendmsg). The vulnerability can allow local users to trigger a denial of service through heap memory corruption and ...

CVE-2010-4527

The CVE-2010-4527 entry concerns the Linux kernel OSS sound driver (load_mixer_volumes in sound/oss/soundcard.c). It arises because a name field is not guaranteed to end with a NUL, enabling a local user to trigger a buffer overflow via SOUND_MIXER_SETLEVELS, with potential to escalate privileges...

CVE-2011-1770

CVE-2011-1770 affects the Linux kernel up to version 2.6.33.14, where an integer underflow in dccp_parse_options (net/dccp/options.c) can be triggered by a DCCP packet with an invalid feature options length, causing a buffer over-read and remote denial of service. The vulnerability is exploitable...

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...