Medium 5.5Published May 1, 2024

CVE-2024-27025nbd: null check for nla_nest_start

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 11:50 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nbd: null check for nla_nest_start nla_nest_start() may fail and return NULL. Insert a check and set errno based on other call sites within the same source code.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 47d902b90a32a42a3d33aef3a02170fc6f70aa23 before 44214d744be32a4769faebba764510888f1eb19e; 47d902b90a32a42a3d33aef3a02170fc6f70aa23 builds before 4af837db0fd3679fabc7b7758397090b0c06dced; from 47d902b90a32a42a3d33aef3a02170fc6f70aa23 before 98e60b538e66c90b9a856828c71d4e975ebfa797; from 47d902b90a32a42a3d33aef3a02170fc6f70aa23 before 96436365e5d80d0106ea785a4f80a58e7c9edff8; from 47d902b90a32a42a3d33aef3a02170fc6f70aa23 before b7f5aed55829f376e4f7e5ea5b80ccdcb023e983; from 47d902b90a32a42a3d33aef3a02170fc6f70aa23 before e803040b368d046434fbc8a91945c690332c4fcf; from 47d902b90a32a42a3d33aef3a02170fc6f70aa23 before ba6a9970ce9e284cbc04099361c58731e308596a; 47d902b90a32a42a3d33aef3a02170fc6f70aa23 builds before 31edf4bbe0ba27fd03ac7d87eb2ee3d2a231af6d	CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name)	before V1.1.1	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 4.12 before 5.4.273; from 5.5 before 5.10.214; from 5.11 before 5.15.153; from 5.16 before 6.1.83; from 6.2 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11; from 6.8 before 6.8.2	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	10.0	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44214d744be32a4769faebba764510888f1eb19e	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4af837db0fd3679fabc7b7758397090b0c06dced	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e60b538e66c90b9a856828c71d4e975ebfa797	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96436365e5d80d0106ea785a4f80a58e7c9edff8	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f5aed55829f376e4f7e5ea5b80ccdcb023e983	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e803040b368d046434fbc8a91945c690332c4fcf	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba6a9970ce9e284cbc04099361c58731e308596a	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31edf4bbe0ba27fd03ac7d87eb2ee3d2a231af6d	patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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