Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
selinux: avoid dereference of garbage after mount failure
In case kern_mount() fails and returns an error pointer return in the error branch instead of continuing and dereferencing the error pointer.
While on it drop the never read static variable selinuxfs_mount.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- May 19, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed