CVE-2024-24864

Public on 2024-02-05

Modified on 2024-02-05

Description

A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's media/dvb-core in dvbdmx_write() function. This can result in a null pointer dereference issue, possibly leading to a kernel panic or denial of service issue.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

5.3

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Status
Amazon Linux 1	kernel	Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	kernel	Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra	kernel	Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra	kernel	Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra	kernel	Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023	kernel	Not Affected

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	CVSSv3	4.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2024-24864 Mitre: CVE-2024-24864