CVE-2024-42276: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: add missing condition check for existence of mapped data nvme_map_data() is called when request has physical segments, hence the nvme_unmap_data() should have same condition to avoid dereference.
CVE-2024-42276CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2024-42276: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: add missing condition check for existence of mapped data nvme_map_data() is called when request has physical segments, hence the nvme_unmap_data() should have same condition to avoid dereference.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
14.68%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvme-pci: add missing condition check for existence of mapped data nvme_map_data() is called when request has physical segments, hence the nvme_unmap_data() should have same condition to avoid dereference.

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