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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 28, 2024· Updated Nov 6, 2025

Kernel: hugetlbfs: null pointer dereference in hugetlbfs_fill_super function

CVE-2024-0841

Description

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in the hugetlbfs_fill_super function in the Linux kernel hugetlbfs (HugeTLB pages) functionality. This issue may allow a local user to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

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