CVE-2024-56569
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-476
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ftrace: Fix regression with module command in stack_trace_filter When executing the following command: # echo "write*:mod:ext3" > /sys/kernel/tracing/stack_trace_filter The current mod command causes a null pointer dereference. While commit 0f17976568b3f ("ftrace: Fix regression with module command in stack_trace_filter") has addressed part of the issue, it left a corner case unhandled, which still results in a kernel crash.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19cacabdd5a8487ae566cbecb4d03bcb038a067e ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19cacabdd5a8487ae566cbecb4d03bcb038a067ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43ca32ce12888fb0eeb2d74dfc558dea60d3473ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45af52e7d3b8560f21d139b3759735eead8b1653Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5dabb7af57bc72308a6e2e81a5dd756eef283803Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae27880de3482e063fcc1f72d9a298d0d391407Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/885109aa0c70639527dd6a65c82e63c9ac055e3dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a92dc4df89c50bdb26667419ea70e0abbce456ePatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html