CVE-2024-49881: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2024-49881 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.5) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is null.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.
CVE-2024-49881 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
How to Fix CVE-2024-49881
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:treeHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-49881, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:treeAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference, where the product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is null. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"details" : "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\next4: update orig_path in ext4_find_extent()\n\nIn ext4_find_extent(), if the path is not big enough, we free it and set\n*orig_path to NULL. But after reallocating and successfully initializing\nthe path, we don't update *orig_path, in which case the caller gets a\nvalid path but a NULL ppath, and this may cause a NULL pointer dereference\nor a path memory leak. For example:\n\next4_split_extent\n path = *ppath = 2000\n ext4_find_extent\n if (depth > path[0].p_maxdepth)\n kfree(path = 2000);\n *orig_path = path = NULL;\n path = kcalloc() = 3000\n ext4_split_extent_at(*ppath = NULL)\n path = *ppath;\n ex = path[depth].p_ext;\n // NULL pointer dereference!\n\n==================================================================\nBUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010\nCPU: 6 UID: 0 PID: 576 Comm: fsstress Not tainted 6.11.0-rc2-dirty #847\nRIP: 0010:ext4_split_extent_at+0x6d/0x560\nCall Trace:\n <TASK>\n ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0xcb/0x1b0\n ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized+0x168/0x6c0\n ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x325/0x4d0\n ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x520/0xdb0\n ext4_map_blocks+0x2b0/0x690\n ext4_iomap_begin+0x20e/0x2c0\n[...]\n==================================================================\n\nTherefore, *orig_path is updated when the extent lookup succeeds, so that\nthe caller can safely use path or *ppath.",
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