apparmor: fix possible NULL pointer dereference
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: apparmor: fix possible NULL pointer dereference profile->parent->dents[AAFS_PROF_DIR] could be NULL only if its parent is made from __create_missing_ancestors(..) and 'ent->old' is NULL in aa_replace_profiles(..). In that case, it must return an error code and the code, -ENOENT represents its state that the path of its parent is not existed yet. BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000030 PGD 0 P4D 0 PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 4 PID: 3362 Comm: apparmor_parser Not tainted 6.8.0-24-generic #24 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:aafs_create.constprop.0+0x7f/0x130 Code: 4c 63 e0 48 83 c4 18 4c 89 e0 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d 31 d2 31 c9 31 f6 31 ff 45 31 c0 45 31 c9 45 31 d2 c3 cc cc cc cc <4d> 8b 55 30 4d 8d ba a0 00 00 00 4c 89 55 c0 4c 89 ff e8 7a 6a ae RSP: 0018:ffffc9000b2c7c98 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000000041ed RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffc9000b2c7cd8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffffff82baac10 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 00007be9f22cf740(0000) GS:ffff88817bc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000030 CR3: 0000000134b08000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 Call Trace: <TASK> ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 ? __die+0x24/0x80 ? page_fault_oops+0x99/0x1b0 ? kernelmode_fixup_or_oops+0xb2/0x140 ? __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x1a5/0x2c0 ? find_vma+0x34/0x60 ? bad_area_nosemaphore+0x16/0x30 ? do_user_addr_fault+0x2a2/0x6b0 ? exc_page_fault+0x83/0x1b0 ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30 ? aafs_create.constprop.0+0x7f/0x130 ? aafs_create.constprop.0+0x51/0x130 __aafs_profile_mkdir+0x3d6/0x480 aa_replace_profiles+0x83f/0x1270 policy_update+0xe3/0x180 profile_load+0xbc/0x150 ? rw_verify_area+0x47/0x140 vfs_write+0x100/0x480 ? __x64_sys_openat+0x55/0xa0 ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x86/0x260 ksys_write+0x73/0x100 __x64_sys_write+0x19/0x30 x64_sys_call+0x7e/0x25c0 do_syscall_64+0x7f/0x180 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x78/0x80 RIP: 0033:0x7be9f211c574 Code: c7 00 16 00 00 00 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 80 3d d5 ea 0e 00 00 74 13 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 54 c3 0f 1f 00 55 48 89 e5 48 83 ec 20 48 89 RSP: 002b:00007ffd26f2b8c8 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00005d504415e200 RCX: 00007be9f211c574 RDX: 0000000000001fc1 RSI: 00005d504418bc80 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 0000000000001fc1 R08: 0000000000001fc1 R09: 0000000080000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00005d504418bc80 R13: 0000000000000004 R14: 00007ffd26f2b9b0 R15: 00007ffd26f2ba30 </TASK> Modules linked in: snd_seq_dummy snd_hrtimer qrtr snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_hda_codec snd_hda_core snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi snd_seq snd_seq_device i2c_i801 snd_timer i2c_smbus qxl snd soundcore drm_ttm_helper lpc_ich ttm joydev input_leds serio_raw mac_hid binfmt_misc msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs qemu_fw_cfg ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_generic usbhid hid ahci libahci psmouse virtio_rng xhci_pci xhci_pci_renesas CR2: 0000000000000030 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- RIP: 0010:aafs_create.constprop.0+0x7f/0x130 Code: 4c 63 e0 48 83 c4 18 4c 89 e0 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d 31 d2 31 c9 31 f6 31 ff 45 31 c0 45 31 c9 45 31 d2 c3 cc cc cc cc <4d> 8b 55 30 4d 8d ba a0 00 00 00 4c 89 55 c0 4c 89 ff e8 7a 6a ae RSP: 0018:ffffc9000b2c7c98 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000000041ed RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffc9000b2c7cd8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000 ---truncated---
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.2 and later | 6.6.50, 6.10.9, 6.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.2 and later Fixed in 6.6.50, 6.10.9, 6.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.19.322; 4.20 to before 5.4.284; 5.5 to before 5.10.226; 5.11 to before 5.15.167; 5.16 to before 6.1.109; 6.2 to before 6.6.50; 6.7 to before 6.10.9 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.19.322; 4.20 to before 5.4.284; 5.5 to before 5.10.226; 5.11 to before 5.15.167; 5.16 to before 6.1.109; 6.2 to before 6.6.50; 6.7 to before 6.10.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.50, 6.10.9, 6.11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46721
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mwh-qccg-vxm7
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-46721 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-46721 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3mwh-qccg-vxm7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-46721 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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