{"id":"CVE-2024-0841","title":"Kernel: hugetlbfs: null pointer dereference in hugetlbfs_fill_super function","summary":"A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"kernel-rt","affected":["kernel-rt (all versions)","kernel (all versions)","kernel (all versions)","kernel (all versions)","kernel","kernel","kernel-rt","kernel-rt (all versions)"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2025-05-08T15:50:50.798864Z"},"published":"2024-01-28","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T11:39:51.267Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0841","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2394","label":"RHSA-2024:2394"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950","label":"RHSA-2024:2950"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138","label":"RHSA-2024:3138"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0841"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2256490","label":"RHBZ#2256490"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00298,"epssPercentile":0.22575,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T21:36:00.819Z","slug":"CVE-2024-0841","body":"## Overview\n\nA null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `kernel-rt (all versions)`\n- `kernel (all versions)`\n- `kernel (all versions)`\n- `kernel (all versions)`\n- `kernel`\n- `kernel`\n- `kernel-rt`\n- `kernel-rt (all versions)`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":36.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}