CVE-2024-57948: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

MODERATE
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-xfqf-9xf6-r5wv
CVSS 5.5
CWE-476
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2024-57948 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-2024-57948 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2024-57948
GHSA Identifier GHSA-xfqf-9xf6-r5wv
Severity MODERATE
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 5.5
CWE Classification CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

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).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required Low (PR:L)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity None (I:N)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2024-57948

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.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2024-57948, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze 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

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac802154: check local interfaces before deleting sdata list syzkaller reported a corrupted list in ieee802154_if_remove. [1] Remove an IEEE 802.15.4 network interface after unregister an IEEE 802.15.4 hardware device from the system. CPU0 CPU1 ==== ==== genl_family_rcv_msg_doit ieee802154_unregister_hw ieee802154_del_iface ieee802154_remove_interfaces rdev_del_virtual_intf_deprecated list_del(&sdata->list) ieee802154_if_remove list_del_rcu The net device has been unregistered, since the rcu grace period, unregistration must be run before ieee802154_if_remove. To avoid this issue, add a check for local->interfaces before deleting sdata list. [1] kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:58! Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6277 Comm: syz-executor157 Not tainted 6.12.0-rc6-syzkaller-00005-g557329bcecc2 #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/13/2024 RIP: 0010:__list_del_entry_valid_or_report+0xf4/0x140 lib/list_debug.c:56 Code: e8 a1 7e 00 07 90 0f 0b 48 c7 c7 e0 37 60 8c 4c 89 fe e8 8f 7e 00 07 90 0f 0b 48 c7 c7 40 38 60 8c 4c 89 fe e8 7d 7e 00 07 90 <0f> 0b 48 c7 c7 a0 38 60 8c 4c 89 fe e8 6b 7e 00 07 90 0f 0b 48 c7 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000490f3d0 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 000000000000004e RBX: dead000000000122 RCX: d211eee56bb28d00 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000080000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffff88805b278dd8 R08: ffffffff8174a12c R09: 1ffffffff2852f0d R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff2852f0e R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: dead000000000100 R15: ffff88805b278cc0 FS: 0000555572f94380(0000) GS:ffff8880b8600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 000056262e4a3000 CR3: 0000000078496000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: <TASK> __list_del_entry_valid include/linux/list.h:124 [inline] __list_del_entry include/linux/list.h:215 [inline] list_del_rcu include/linux/rculist.h:157 [inline] ieee802154_if_remove+0x86/0x1e0 net/mac802154/iface.c:687 rdev_del_virtual_intf_deprecated net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h:24 [inline] ieee802154_del_iface+0x2c0/0x5c0 net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c:323 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115 [inline] genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0xb14/0xec0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210 netlink_rcv_skb+0x1e3/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2551 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1331 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x7f6/0x990 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1357 netlink_sendmsg+0x8e4/0xcb0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1901 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:729 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:744 ____sys_sendmsg+0x52a/0x7e0 net/socket.c:2607 ___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2661 [inline] __sys_sendmsg+0x292/0x380 net/socket.c:2690 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-57948?
CVE-2024-57948 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2024-57948?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-57948?
CVE-2024-57948 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MODERATE) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2024-57948?
CVE-2024-57948 is classified under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference (The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2024-57948?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
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