Linux Kernel: NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2024-26902)
Published Last modified Sources: BSI, CVE.org, EUVD
What is affected, what to do
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: RISCV: Fix panic on pmu overflow handler (1 << idx) of int is not desired when setting bits in unsigned long overflowed_ctrs, use BIT() instead. This panic happens when running 'perf record -e branches' on sophgo sg2042. [ 273.311852] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000098 [ 273.320851] Oops [#1] [ 273.323179] Modules linked in: [ 273.326303] CPU: 0 PID: 1475 Comm: perf Not tainted 6.6.0-rc3+ #9 [ 273.332521] Hardware name: Sophgo Mango (DT) [ 273.336878] epc : riscv_pmu_ctr_get_width_mask+0x8/0x62 [ 273.342291] ra : pmu_sbi_ovf_handler+0x2e0/0x34e [ 273.347091] epc : ffffffff80aecd98 ra : ffffffff80aee056 sp : fffffff6e36928b0 [ 273.354454] gp : ffffffff821f82d0 tp : ffffffd90c353200 t0 : 0000002ade4f9978 [ 273.361815] t1 : 0000000000504d55 t2 : ffffffff8016cd8c s0 : fffffff6e3692a70 [ 273.369180] s1 : 0000000000000020 a0 : 0000000000000000 a1 : 00001a8e81800000 [ 273.376540] a2 : 0000003c00070198 a3 : 0000003c00db75a4 a4 : 0000000000000015 [ 273.383901] a5 : ffffffd7ff8804b0 a6 : 0000000000000015 a7 : 000000000000002a [ 273.391327] s2 : 000000000000ffff s3 : 0000000000000000 s4 : ffffffd7ff8803b0 [ 273.398773] s5 : 0000000000504d55 s6 : ffffffd905069800 s7 : ffffffff821fe210 [ 273.406139] s8 : 000000007fffffff s9 : ffffffd7ff8803b0 s10: ffffffd903f29098 [ 273.413660] s11: 0000000080000000 t3 : 0000000000000003 t4 : ffffffff8017a0ca [ 273.421022] t5 : ffffffff8023cfc2 t6 : ffffffd9040780e8 [ 273.426437] status: 0000000200000100 badaddr: 0000000000000098 cause: 000000000000000d [ 273.434512] [<ffffffff80aecd98>] riscv_pmu_ctr_get_width_mask+0x8/0x62 [ 273.441169] [<ffffffff80076bd8>] handle_percpu_devid_irq+0x98/0x1ee [ 273.447562] [<ffffffff80071158>] generic_handle_domain_irq+0x28/0x36 [ 273.454151] [<ffffffff8047a99a>] riscv_intc_irq+0x36/0x4e [ 273.459659] [<ffffffff80c944de>] handle_riscv_irq+0x4a/0x74 [ 273.465442] [<ffffffff80c94c48>] do_irq+0x62/0x92 [ 273.470360] Code: 0420 60a2 6402 5529 0141 8082 0013 0000 0013 0000 (6d5c) b783 [ 273.477921] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [ 273.482630] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
Update Linux Kernel to version 6.1.191, Linux Kernel to version 6.6.23, Linux Kernel to version 6.7.11.
- Affected
- Linux Kernel
lt 5.18..6.1.191 - Linux Kernel
lt 6.2..6.6.23 - Linux Kernel
lt 6.7..6.7.11
- Linux Kernel
- Fixed in
- Linux Kernel
6.1.191 - Linux Kernel
6.6.23 - Linux Kernel
6.7.11 - Linux Kernel
6.8
- Linux Kernel
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Metrics
5.5
XIEM Effective CVSS
Highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: NVD, CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v3
Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: BSI, CVE.org, EUVD
0.2 %
EPSS score
Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 14.9
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- Severity
- Medium
Priority (0–325)
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 34.13 Methodology
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- no public PoC known
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 5.5 Methodology
CVSS v3
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 5.5
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 0.2 %
- Low — model estimates < 1% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 14.9
- Elevated — this CVE ranks above at least 10% of all CVEs scored today.
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
- CISA assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none known · not automatable · Technical impact: partial
- Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 10 September 2024
Detection rules
No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: RISCV: Fix panic on pmu overflow handler (1 << idx) of int is not desired when setting bits in unsigned long overflowed_ctrs, use BIT() instead. This panic happens when running 'perf record -e branches' on sophgo sg2042. [ 273.311852] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000098 [ 273.320851] Oops [#1] [ 273.323179] Modules linked in: [ 273.326303] CPU: 0 PID: 1475 Comm: perf Not tainted 6.6.0-rc3+ #9 [ 273.332521] Hardware name: Sophgo Mango (DT) [ 273.336878] epc : riscv_pmu_ctr_get_width_mask+0x8/0x62 [ 273.342291] ra : pmu_sbi_ovf_handler+0x2e0/0x34e [ 273.347091] epc : ffffffff80aecd98 ra : ffffffff80aee056 sp : fffffff6e36928b0 [ 273.354454] gp : ffffffff821f82d0 tp : ffffffd90c353200 t0 : 0000002ade4f9978 [ 273.361815] t1 : 0000000000504d55 t2 : ffffffff8016cd8c s0 : fffffff6e3692a70 [ 273.369180] s1 : 0000000000000020 a0 : 0000000000000000 a1 : 00001a8e81800000 [ 273.376540] a2 : 0000003c00070198 a3 : 0000003c00db75a4 a4 : 0000000000000015 [ 273.383901] a5 : ffffffd7ff8804b0 a6 : 0000000000000015 a7 : 000000000000002a [ 273.391327] s2 : 000000000000ffff s3 : 0000000000000000 s4 : ffffffd7ff8803b0 [ 273.398773] s5 : 0000000000504d55 s6 : ffffffd905069800 s7 : ffffffff821fe210 [ 273.406139] s8 : 000000007fffffff s9 : ffffffd7ff8803b0 s10: ffffffd903f29098 [ 273.413660] s11: 0000000080000000 t3 : 0000000000000003 t4 : ffffffff8017a0ca [ 273.421022] t5 : ffffffff8023cfc2 t6 : ffffffd9040780e8 [ 273.426437] status: 0000000200000100 badaddr: 0000000000000098 cause: 000000000000000d [ 273.434512] [<ffffffff80aecd98>] riscv_pmu_ctr_get_width_mask+0x8/0x62 [ 273.441169] [<ffffffff80076bd8>] handle_percpu_devid_irq+0x98/0x1ee [ 273.447562] [<ffffffff80071158>] generic_handle_domain_irq+0x28/0x36 [ 273.454151] [<ffffffff8047a99a>] riscv_intc_irq+0x36/0x4e [ 273.459659] [<ffffffff80c944de>] handle_riscv_irq+0x4a/0x74 [ 273.465442] [<ffffffff80c94c48>] do_irq+0x62/0x92 [ 273.470360] Code: 0420 60a2 6402 5529 0141 8082 0013 0000 0013 0000 (6d5c) b783 [ 273.477921] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- [ 273.482630] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt
Source: BSI CSAF, BSI WID Portal, NVD (NIST), ENISA EUVD, cvelistv5
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
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Vendors and products
Affected operating systems
| Linux | linux | linux_kernel | — |
References & sources
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/3ede8e94de6b834b48b0643385e66363e7a04be9euvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/9f599ba3b9cc4bdb8ec1e3f0feddd41bf9d296d6euvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/34b567868777e9fd39ec5333969728a7f0cf179ceuvd, Patch
- git.kernel.orgstable/c/dbf3b0ed79abeb552df4f0d8a6d84cee48b5ee77euvd
Changes to this CVE
Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).
Record modifiedLinux
New references:Show 11 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Affected versions (publisher) added —Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2024/26xxx/CVE-2024-26902.json">CVE-2024-26902</a>Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b567868777e9fd39ec5333969728a7f0cf179cReference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ede8e94de6b834b48b0643385e66363e7a04be9Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f599ba3b9cc4bdb8ec1e3f0feddd41bf9d296d6Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbf3b0ed79abeb552df4f0d8a6d84cee48b5ee77Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b567868777e9fd39ec5333969728a7f0cf179c—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ede8e94de6b834b48b0643385e66363e7a04be9—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f599ba3b9cc4bdb8ec1e3f0feddd41bf9d296d6—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b567868777e9fd39ec5333969728a7f0cf179c Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ede8e94de6b834b48b0643385e66363e7a04be9 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f599ba3b9cc4bdb8ec1e3f0feddd41bf9d296d6 Types: Patch—Source identifier: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Record modifiedCVE Program
Show 9 original changes
Individual changes of this event as published by NVD Type Action Before After Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b567868777e9fd39ec5333969728a7f0cf179cReference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ede8e94de6b834b48b0643385e66363e7a04be9Reference added —https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f599ba3b9cc4bdb8ec1e3f0feddd41bf9d296d6Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b567868777e9fd39ec5333969728a7f0cf179c—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ede8e94de6b834b48b0643385e66363e7a04be9—Reference removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f599ba3b9cc4bdb8ec1e3f0feddd41bf9d296d6—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34b567868777e9fd39ec5333969728a7f0cf179c Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ede8e94de6b834b48b0643385e66363e7a04be9 Types: Patch—Reference type removed https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f599ba3b9cc4bdb8ec1e3f0feddd41bf9d296d6 Types: Patch—Source identifier: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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