CVE-2024-50277
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm: fix a crash if blk_alloc_disk fails If blk_alloc_disk fails, the variable md->disk is set to an error value. cleanup_mapped_device will see that md->disk is non-NULL and it will attempt to access it, causing a crash on this statement "md->disk->private_data = NULL;".
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 19, 2024
First seenNov 19, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-476NULL pointer dereference
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.11.8 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 6.11.8, 6.12 | 6.11.8 |
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