Vulnerability · Published Dec 27, 2024 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2024-53217NFSD: Prevent NULL dereference in nfsd4_process_cb_update()
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity null pointer dereference in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Prevent NULL dereference in nfsd4_process_cb_update() @ses is initialized to NULL. If __nfsd4_find_backchannel() finds no available backchannel session, setup_callback_client() will try to dereference @ses and segfault.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.123-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.12.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-135.146 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-58.60 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1080.87 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1027.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1084.93 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1027.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1027.32~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1084.93.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | 6.8.0-1014.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1079.88 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1028.30 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1028.30~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1077.83 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1023.27 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1062.70 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1010.12 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-58.60~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1072.75 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1024.24 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.24~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1075.81 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1076.81 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-135.146 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-58.60.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1074.75 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1026.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | 6.11.0-1007.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1026.29~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1026.29.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1033.33 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1008.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1021.21 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | 6.11.0-1015.15 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | 6.8.0-1026.26 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1077.83 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1024.25 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1024.25~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1074.77 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1028.32 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-58.60.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1017.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1044.48 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53217 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | dcbeaa68dbbdacbbb330a86c7fc95a28473fc209 – before d9a0d1f6e15859ea7a86a327f28491e23deaaa62dcbeaa68dbbdacbbb330a86c7fc95a28473fc209 – before cac1405e3ff6685a438e910ad719e0cf06af90eedcbeaa68dbbdacbbb330a86c7fc95a28473fc209 – before 752a75811f27300fe8131b0a1efc91960f6f88e7dcbeaa68dbbdacbbb330a86c7fc95a28473fc209 – before c5d90f9302742985a5078e42ac38de42c364c44adcbeaa68dbbdacbbb330a86c7fc95a28473fc209 – before 0c3b0e326f838787d229314d4de83af9c53347e8dcbeaa68dbbdacbbb330a86c7fc95a28473fc209 – before eb51733ae5fc73d95bd857d5da26f9f65b202a79dcbeaa68dbbdacbbb330a86c7fc95a28473fc209 – before 03178cd8f67227015debb700123987fe96275cd1dcbeaa68dbbdacbbb330a86c7fc95a28473fc209 – before 4a4ffc1aa9d618e41ad9151f40966e402e58a5a2 |
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.38 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a0d1f6e15859ea7a86a327f28491e23deaaa62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac1405e3ff6685a438e910ad719e0cf06af90ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752a75811f27300fe8131b0a1efc91960f6f88e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5d90f9302742985a5078e42ac38de42c364c44a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3b0e326f838787d229314d4de83af9c53347e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb51733ae5fc73d95bd857d5da26f9f65b202a79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03178cd8f67227015debb700123987fe96275cd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a4ffc1aa9d618e41ad9151f40966e402e58a5a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e02c641c3a43c88cecc08402000418e15578d38
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html