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CVE-2024-45021 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: memcg_write_event_control(): fix a user-triggerable oops we are *not* guaranteed that anything past the terminating NUL is mapped (let alone initialized with anything sane).

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CNA: kernel.orgCVSS-B:7.1 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/046667c4d3196938e992fba0dfcde570aa85cd0e	kernel.org	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fbe2a72e853a1052abe9bc2b7df8ddb102da227	kernel.org	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b37ec85ad95b612307627758c6018cd9d92cca8	kernel.org	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21b578f1d599edb87462f11113c5b0fc7a04ac61	kernel.org	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43768fa80fd192558737e24ed6548f74554611d7	kernel.org	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad149f5585345e383baa65f1539d816cd715fd3b	kernel.org	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1aa7c509aa766080db7ab3aec2e31b1df09e57c	kernel.org	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa5bfdf6cb5846a00e712d630a43e3cf55ccb411	kernel.org	Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html	CVE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html	CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-476	NULL Pointer Dereference	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	>= 2.6.34, < 4.19.321 >= 4.20, < 5.4.283 >= 5.5, < 5.10.225 >= 5.11, < 5.15.166 >= 5.16, < 6.1.107
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Aug 4, 2026	CVE Modified	kernel.org
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	kernel.org
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 3, 2025	CVE Modified	CVE
Sep 13, 2024	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 11, 2024	New CVE Received	kernel.org