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CVE-2024-43836

net: ethtool: pse-pd: Fix possible null-deref

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 17, 2024 at 09:21 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: ethtool: pse-pd: Fix possible null-deref Fix a possible null dereference when a PSE supports both c33 and PoDL, but only one of the netlink attributes is specified. The c33 or PoDL PSE capabilities are already validated in the ethnl_set_pse_validate() call.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.10 ≤ v < 6.10.36.10 ≤ v < 6.114d18e3ddf427d93a2895a1c9d61477e1f1726cad6.10
Vendor states this is fixed in 4cddb0f15ea9c62f81b4889ea69a99368cc63a86 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e187690b125a297499eadeec53c32c5ed6d7436a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cddb0f15ea9c62f81b4889ea69a99368cc63a86
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e187690b125a297499eadeec53c32c5ed6d7436a

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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