A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2024-03-27 21:47 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-052 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra | kernel | 2024-12-05 01:00 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2024-076 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2024-12-05 01:00 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-058 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra | kernel | 2024-03-27 21:47 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.15-2024-040 |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra | kernel | 2024-05-23 23:02 | ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2024-068 |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | kernel | 2024-02-29 10:29 | ALAS2023-2024-549 |
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
