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Linux Linux — nvmet-tcp: fix kernel crash if commands allocation fails
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0076 52.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30 – —
Linux 5.0 – 5.4.284
TIMELINE
Sep 11 Reserved by Linux
Sep 18 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2024-46737 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nvmet-tcp: fix kernel crash if commands allocation fails
If the commands allocation fails in nvmet_tcp_alloc_cmds()
the kernel crashes in nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work() because of
a NULL pointer dereference.
nvmet: failed to install queue 0 cntlid 1 ret 6
Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
virtual address 0000000000000008
Fix the bug by setting queue->nr_cmds to zero in case
nvmet_tcp_alloc_cmd() fails.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 11, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| September 18, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2024-46737 (Linux). CVSS 7.5 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 872d26a391da92ed8f0c0f5cb5fef428067b7f30 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.0 | 5.4.284 |
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