CVE-2024-53217
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.7%
51.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-476
Published 2024-12-27 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | N | None |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-12-27 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFSD: Prevent NULL dereference in nfsd4_process_cb_update() @ses is initialized to NULL. If __nfsd4_find_backchannel() finds no available backchannel session, setup_callback_client() will try to dereference @ses and segfault.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03178cd8f67227015debb700123987fe96275cd1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c3b0e326f838787d229314d4de83af9c53347e8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e02c641c3a43c88cecc08402000418e15578d38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a4ffc1aa9d618e41ad9151f40966e402e58a5a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/752a75811f27300fe8131b0a1efc91960f6f88e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5d90f9302742985a5078e42ac38de42c364c44a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac1405e3ff6685a438e910ad719e0cf06af90ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9a0d1f6e15859ea7a86a327f28491e23deaaa62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb51733ae5fc73d95bd857d5da26f9f65b202a79
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html