CVE-2024-35874
aio: Fix null ptr deref in aio_complete() wakeup
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- May 19, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Reserved
- May 17, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
aio: Fix null ptr deref in aio_complete() wakeup
list_del_init_careful() needs to be the last access to the wait queue entry - it effectively unlocks access.
Previously, finish_wait() would see the empty list head and skip taking the lock, and then we'd return - but the completion path would still attempt to do the wakeup after the task_struct pointer had been overwritten.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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