CVE-2024-46677: gtp: fix a potential NULL pointer dereference
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.26% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 28c67f0f84f889fe9f4cbda8354132b20dc9212d, 4643b91691e969b1b9ad54bf552d7a990cfa3b87, 612edd35f2a3910ab1f61c1f2338889d4ba99fa2; Azure Linux 3.0 ARM 6.6.51.1-1; Azure Linux 3.0 x64 6.6.51.1-1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 28c67f0f84f889fe9f4cbda8354132b20dc9212d, 4643b91691e969b1b9ad54bf552d7a990cfa3b87, 612edd35f2a3910ab1f61c1f2338889d4ba99fa2; Azure Linux 3.0 ARM 6.6.51.1-1; Azure Linux 3.0 x64 6.6.51.1-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gtp: fix a potential NULL pointer dereference When sockfd_lookup() fails, gtp_encap_enable_socket() returns a NULL pointer, but its callers only check for error pointers thus miss the NULL pointer case. Fix it by returning an error pointer with the error code carried from sockfd_lookup(). (I found this bug during code inspection.)
- Published
- Sep 13, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 18th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel4.12 and later · before 4.19.321
- linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.283
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.225
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.166
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.108
- linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.49
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.10.8
- linux linux kernel6.11
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 4.12affected
- 1e3a3abd8b28cfda9d0d0167e50e0fe11bc372a9 and later · before 620fe9809752fae91b4190e897b81ed9976dfb39affected · git
- 1e3a3abd8b28cfda9d0d0167e50e0fe11bc372a9 and later · before bdd99e5f0ad5fa727b16f2101fe880aa2bff2f8eaffected · git
- 1e3a3abd8b28cfda9d0d0167e50e0fe11bc372a9 and later · before 8bbb9e4e0e66a39282e582d0440724055404b38caffected · git
- 1e3a3abd8b28cfda9d0d0167e50e0fe11bc372a9 and later · before 4643b91691e969b1b9ad54bf552d7a990cfa3b87affected · git
- 1e3a3abd8b28cfda9d0d0167e50e0fe11bc372a9 and later · before e8b9930b0eb045d19e883c65ff9676fc89320c70affected · git
- 1e3a3abd8b28cfda9d0d0167e50e0fe11bc372a9 and later · before 28c67f0f84f889fe9f4cbda8354132b20dc9212daffected · git
- 1e3a3abd8b28cfda9d0d0167e50e0fe11bc372a9 and later · before 612edd35f2a3910ab1f61c1f2338889d4ba99fa2affected · git
- 1e3a3abd8b28cfda9d0d0167e50e0fe11bc372a9 and later · before defd8b3c37b0f9cb3e0f60f47d3d78d459d57fdaaffected · git
- before 4.12not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.112-1 | 6.1.112-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.10.9-1 | 6.10.9-1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
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- Later →CVE-2024-46678Sep 13, 2024 · bonding: change ipsec_lock from spin lock to mutex22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 28c67f0f84f889fe9f4cbda8354132b20dc9212d | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 4643b91691e969b1b9ad54bf552d7a990cfa3b87 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 612edd35f2a3910ab1f61c1f2338889d4ba99fa2 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 620fe9809752fae91b4190e897b81ed9976dfb39 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 8bbb9e4e0e66a39282e582d0440724055404b38c | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | bdd99e5f0ad5fa727b16f2101fe880aa2bff2f8e | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | defd8b3c37b0f9cb3e0f60f47d3d78d459d57fda | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e8b9930b0eb045d19e883c65ff9676fc89320c70 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Azure Linux 3.0 ARM | 6.6.51.1-1 · kernel | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Azure Linux 3.0 x64 | 6.6.51.1-1 · kernel | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| CBL Mariner 2.0 ARM | 5.15.167.1-1 · kernel | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| CBL Mariner 2.0 x64 | 5.15.167.1-1 · kernel | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.112-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-24-1468 · Sep 16, 2024(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4643b91691e969b1b9ad54bf552d7a990cfa3b87
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/612edd35f2a3910ab1f61c1f2338889d4ba99fa2
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/620fe9809752fae91b4190e897b81ed9976dfb39
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8bbb9e4e0e66a39282e582d0440724055404b38c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdd99e5f0ad5fa727b16f2101fe880aa2bff2f8e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/defd8b3c37b0f9cb3e0f60f47d3d78d459d57fda
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8b9930b0eb045d19e883c65ff9676fc89320c70
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.