What is CVE-2024-41055?

CVE-2024-41055 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.10.210 onward and patched in 5.10.222, 5.15.163, 6.1.100 and others. CVE-2024-41055 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41055?

CVE-2024-41055 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-41055?

Yes, CVE-2024-41055 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.222, 5.15.163, 6.1.100 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10.210 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-41055 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-41055 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-41055

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: prevent derefencing NULL ptr in pfn_section_valid() Commit 5ec8e8ea8b77 ("mm/sparsemem: fix race in accessing memory_section->usage") changed pfn_section_valid() to add a READ_ONCE() call around "ms->usage" to fix a race with section_deactivate() where ms->usage can be cleared. The READ_ONCE() call, by itself, is not enough to prevent NULL pointer dereference. We need to check its value before dereferencing it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-07-29

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-41055 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.10.210, 5.15.149, 6.1.76, 6.6.15, 6.7.3, 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.222, 5.15.163, 6.1.100, 6.6.41, 6.9.10, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.10.210 ≥ 5.15.149 ≥ 6.1.76 ≥ 6.6.15 ≥ 6.7.3 ≥ 6.8

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.222 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.163 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.100 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.41 6.6.x ✓ 6.9.10 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0100aeb8a12d51950418e685f879cc80cb8e5982

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/797323d1cf92d09b7a017cfec576d9babf99cde7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82f0b6f041fad768c28b4ad05a683065412c226e

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/941e816185661bf2b44b488565d09444ae316509

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adccdf702b4ea913ded5ff512239e382d7473b63

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-41055

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-07-29

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-41055?

CVE-2024-41055 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.10.210 onward and has been patched in 5.10.222, 5.15.163, 6.1.100 and others. CVE-2024-41055 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-41055?

CVE-2024-41055 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-41055?

Yes. CVE-2024-41055 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.222, 5.15.163, 6.1.100 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.10.210 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-41055 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-41055 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.