Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-51219.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-51219
Upstream
Published
2024-10-21T12:15:07Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:17:42.051560Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2024-47705 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.56.1-5
Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

block: fix potential invalid pointer dereference in blkaddpartition

The blkaddpartition() function initially used a single if-condition (ISERR(part)) to check for errors when adding a partition. This was modified to handle the specific case of -ENXIO separately, allowing the function to proceed without logging the error in this case. However, this change unintentionally left a path where mdautodetect_dev() could be called without confirming that part is a valid pointer.

This commit separates the error handling logic by splitting the initial if-condition, improving code readability and handling specific error scenarios explicitly. The function now distinguishes the general error case from -ENXIO without altering the existing behavior of mdautodetectdev() calls.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / kernel

Package

Name
kernel
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.6.56.1-5

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-51219.json"