{"cve":"CVE-2024-53120","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-02T14:15:12.773","modified":"2026-08-04T11:21:55.530","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nnet/mlx5e: CT: Fix null-ptr-deref in add rule err flow\n\nIn error flow of mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rule(), in case ct_rule_add()\ncallback returns error, zone_rule->attr is used uninitiated. Fix it to\nuse attr which has the needed pointer value.\n\nKernel log:\n BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000110\n RIP: 0010:mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rule+0x2b1/0x2f0 [mlx5_core]\n…\n Call Trace:\n  <TASK>\n  ? __die+0x20/0x70\n  ? page_fault_oops+0x150/0x3e0\n  ? exc_page_fault+0x74/0x140\n  ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30\n  ? mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rule+0x2b1/0x2f0 [mlx5_core]\n  ? mlx5_tc_ct_entry_add_rule+0x1d5/0x2f0 [mlx5_core]\n  mlx5_tc_ct_block_flow_offload+0xc6a/0xf90 [mlx5_core]\n  ? nf_flow_offload_tuple+0xd8/0x190 [nf_flow_table]\n  nf_flow_offload_tuple+0xd8/0x190 [nf_flow_table]\n  flow_offload_work_handler+0x142/0x320 [nf_flow_table]\n  ? finish_task_switch.isra.0+0x15b/0x2b0\n  process_one_work+0x16c/0x320\n  worker_thread+0x28c/0x3a0\n  ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10\n  kthread+0xb8/0xf0\n  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n  ret_from_fork+0x2d/0x50\n  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10\n  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30\n  </TASK>","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06dc488a593020bd2f006798557d2a32104d8359","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c7c70ff8b696cfedba350411dca736361ef9a0f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6030f8bd7902e9e276a0edc09bf11979e4e2bc2e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/882f392d9e3649557e71efd78ae20c86039ffb7c","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e99c6873229fe0482e7ceb7d5600e32d623ed9d9"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:34.731061660+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-53120","score":0.00659,"percentile":0.51552,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}