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Linux Linux — s390/mm: Add NULL pointer check to crst_table_free() base_crst_free()
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0022 12.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 6326c26c1514757242829b292b26eac589013200 – —
Linux 6.6 – 6.6.41
TIMELINE
Jul 30 Reserved by Linux
Aug 7 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-42235 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
s390/mm: Add NULL pointer check to crst_table_free() base_crst_free()
crst_table_free() used to work with NULL pointers before the conversion
to ptdescs. Since crst_table_free() can be called with a NULL pointer
(error handling in crst_table_upgrade() add an explicit check.
Also add the same check to base_crst_free() for consistency reasons.
In real life this should not happen, since order two GFP_KERNEL
allocations will not fail, unless FAIL_PAGE_ALLOC is enabled and used.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| July 30, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| August 7, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-42235 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6326c26c1514757242829b292b26eac589013200 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 6.6 | 6.6.41 |
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