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Unscored CVE-2024-46721 EUVD-2024-41982GHSA-3mwh-qccg-vxm7

apparmor: fix possible NULL pointer dereference

Published Sep 18, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: kernel Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Azure Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

apparmor: fix possible NULL pointer dereference

profile->parent->dents[AAFS_PROF_DIR] could be NULL only if its parent is made
from __create_missing_ancestors(..) and 'ent->old' is NULL in
aa_replace_profiles(..).
In that case, it must return an error code and the code, -ENOENT represents
its state that the path of its parent is not existed yet.

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000030
PGD 0 P4D 0
PREEMPT SMP PTI
CPU: 4 PID: 3362 Comm: apparmor_parser Not tainted 6.8.0-24-generic #24
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:aafs_create.constprop.0+0x7f/0x130
Code: 4c 63 e0 48 83 c4 18 4c 89 e0 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d 31 d2 31 c9 31 f6 31 ff 45 31 c0 45 31 c9 45 31 d2 c3 cc cc cc cc <4d> 8b 55 30 4d 8d ba a0 00 00 00 4c 89 55 c0 4c 89 ff e8 7a 6a ae
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000b2c7c98 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000000041ed RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffffc9000b2c7cd8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffffff82baac10
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 00007be9f22cf740(0000) GS:ffff88817bc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000030 CR3: 0000000134b08000 CR4: 00000000000006f0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
? show_regs+0x6d/0x80
? __die+0x24/0x80
? page_fault_oops+0x99/0x1b0
? kernelmode_fixup_or_oops+0xb2/0x140
? __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1a5/0x2c0
? find_vma+0x34/0x60
? bad_area_nosemaphore+0x16/0x30
? do_user_addr_fault+0x2a2/0x6b0
? exc_page_fault+0x83/0x1b0
? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30
? aafs_create.constprop.0+0x7f/0x130
? aafs_create.constprop.0+0x51/0x130
__aafs_profile_mkdir+0x3d6/0x480
aa_replace_profiles+0x83f/0x1270
policy_update+0xe3/0x180
profile_load+0xbc/0x150
? rw_verify_area+0x47/0x140
vfs_write+0x100/0x480
? __x64_sys_openat+0x55/0xa0
? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x86/0x260
ksys_write+0x73/0x100
__x64_sys_write+0x19/0x30
x64_sys_call+0x7e/0x25c0
do_syscall_64+0x7f/0x180
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0x80
RIP: 0033:0x7be9f211c574
Code: c7 00 16 00 00 00 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 80 3d d5 ea 0e 00 00 74 13 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 54 c3 0f 1f 00 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 20 48 89
RSP: 002b:00007ffd26f2b8c8 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00005d504415e200 RCX: 00007be9f211c574
RDX: 0000000000001fc1 RSI: 00005d504418bc80 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 0000000000001fc1 R08: 0000000000001fc1 R09: 0000000080000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00005d504418bc80
R13: 0000000000000004 R14: 00007ffd26f2b9b0 R15: 00007ffd26f2ba30
</TASK>
Modules linked in: snd_seq_dummy snd_hrtimer qrtr snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device i2c_i801 snd_timer i2c_smbus qxl snd soundcore drm_ttm_helper lpc_ich ttm joydev input_leds serio_raw mac_hid binfmt_misc msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs qemu_fw_cfg ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_generic usbhid hid ahci libahci psmouse virtio_rng xhci_pci xhci_pci_renesas
CR2: 0000000000000030
---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
RIP: 0010:aafs_create.constprop.0+0x7f/0x130
Code: 4c 63 e0 48 83 c4 18 4c 89 e0 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d 31 d2 31 c9 31 f6 31 ff 45 31 c0 45 31 c9 45 31 d2 c3 cc cc cc cc <4d> 8b 55 30 4d 8d ba a0 00 00 00 4c 89 55 c0 4c 89 ff e8 7a 6a ae
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000b2c7c98 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000000041ed RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffffc9000b2c7cd8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000
---truncated---

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.2 6.6.50

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.10.9-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.10.9-1 —
Debian 12 linux 6.1.112-1 DSA-5782-1
Debian 11 linux 5.10.226-1 DLA-3912-1
Debian 11 linux-6.1 6.1.119-1~deb11u1 DLA-4008-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-50.51 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1020.22 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1020.23 USN-7196-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp +1 6.8.0-1019.21 USN-7155-1, USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1015.19 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1002.4 USN-7156-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1017.17 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1019.21.1 USN-7155-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.8 6.8.0-1018.18 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle +1 6.8.0-1017.18 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1016.18 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 6.8.0-50.51.1 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux +1 5.15.0-125.135 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws 5.15.0-1072.78 USN-7100-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1020.22~22.04.1 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure 5.15.0-1075.84 USN-7123-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1020.23~22.04.1 USN-7196-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.15.0-1071.79 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 +1 6.8.0-1019.21~22.04.1 USN-7155-1, USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gke 5.15.0-1069.75 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.15.0-1055.62 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-50.51~22.04.1 USN-7154-2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 5.15.0-1065.68 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1017.17~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg 5.15.0-1067.73 USN-7144-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.15.0-1069.74 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia 5.15.0-1067.68 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.15.0-1070.76 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +31 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 +1 6.8.0-50.51.1~22.04.1 USN-7154-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.15.0-1038.42 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux 5.4.0-200.220 USN-7088-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws 5.4.0-1135.145 USN-7088-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-aws-5.15 5.15.0-1072.78~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure 5.4.0-1140.147 USN-7088-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-azure-5.15 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1 USN-7194-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-bluefield 5.4.0-1095.102 USN-7088-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp 5.4.0-1139.148 USN-7088-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.15 5.15.0-1071.79~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop 5.4.0-1102.106 USN-7088-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gkeop-5.15 5.15.0-1055.62~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.15 +1 5.15.0-125.135~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm 5.4.0-1082.87 USN-7088-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.15 5.15.0-1065.68~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-intel-iotg-5.15 5.15.0-1067.73~20.04.1 USN-7144-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-iot 5.4.0-1044.45 USN-7119-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-kvm 5.4.0-1123.131 USN-7088-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle 5.4.0-1134.143 USN-7088-4
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.15 5.15.0-1070.76~20.04.1 USN-7100-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-raspi 5.4.0-1119.131 USN-7088-5
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-xilinx-zynqmp 5.4.0-1054.58 USN-7088-4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2015.16 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1013.14 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1013.14~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-78.78+fips1 —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-aws-5.4 5.4.0-1135.145~18.04.1 USN-7088-3
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-azure-5.4 5.4.0-1140.147~18.04.1 USN-7088-4
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-gcp-5.4 5.4.0-1139.148~18.04.1 USN-7088-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-hwe-5.4 5.4.0-200.220~18.04.1 USN-7088-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-ibm-5.4 5.4.0-1082.87~18.04.1 USN-7088-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-oracle-5.4 5.4.0-1134.143~18.04.1 USN-7088-3
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS linux-raspi-5.4 5.4.0-1119.131~18.04.1 USN-7088-5
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-coco +3 6.4.0-15061.9.coco15sp6.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4387-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-syms-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-64kb +6 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1
SLES 15 SP5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.200.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3591-1
SLES 12 SP5 kernel-docs +4 4.12.14-122.231.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3559-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-azure +2 4.12.14-16.200.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3591-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 kernel-syms +2 4.12.14-122.231.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3559-1
SLE Real Time 12 SP5 kernel-rt +3 4.12.14-10.203.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3566-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-22.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20246-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-24.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20247-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-24.1.21.4 SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0-RT_Update_4 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_4 1-1.2 SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-22.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20163-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-24.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20164-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Micro 5.5 kernel-rt +1 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_5 1-150600.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_6 1-150600.13.3.5 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_20 +1 1-150500.11.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1, SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kernel-default 4.12.14-122.231.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3559-1
SLE Live Patching 12 SP5 kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_61 1-8.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3559-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +10 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure 6.4.0-150600.8.17.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.30.1.150600.12.12.6 SUSE-SU-2024:4318-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +3 6.4.0-150600.10.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3986-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-syms-azure +1 6.4.0-150600.8.17.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3984-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-azure +2 5.14.21-150500.33.69.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3587-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 kernel-rt +3 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-default-base 5.14.21-150500.55.83.1.150500.6.37.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3569-1
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 kernel-rt 5.14.21-150500.13.73.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3592-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) kernel 5.15.167.1-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 8 bpftool +13 5.15.0-302.167.6.el9uek ELSA-2024-12815
Oracle Linux 7 kernel-uek-container +1 5.4.17-2136.337.5.el8uek ELSA-2024-12813
Oracle Linux 7 perf +10 4.14.35-2047.543.3.el7uek ELSA-2024-12868, ELSA-2024-12813

Advisories 39

References