A nil pointer dereference in PingCAP TiDB v8.2.0-alpha-216-gfe5858b allows attackers to…
Priority LOW 25CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
A nil pointer dereference in PingCAP TiDB v8.2.0-alpha-216-gfe5858b allows attackers to crash the application via expression.inferCollation.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00377 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/pingcap/tidb (Go): 8.2.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/pingcap/tidb (Go) | before 8.2.0 | 8.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-9g6g-xqv5-8g5w |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/pingcap/tidb (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.2.0 Fixed in 8.2.0 Patch available GHSA-9g6g-xqv5-8g5w
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9g6g-xqv5-8g5w github.com/pingcap/tidb (Go) Fixed in 8.2.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Quarkus | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37820
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g6g-xqv5-8g5w
References
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2024-37820 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-37820 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g6g-xqv5-8g5w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-37820 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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