Local application crash via unchecked treeblock allocation
Published Mar 14, 2024 · Updated Mar 27, 2025
NULL pointer dereference in radare2 0.9.7 through 5.8.6 allows local users to crash the application by opening a crafted SFS image. grub_sfs_read_extent allocates treeblock from an SFS-controlled block size, then uses the pointer without checking whether grub_malloc returned NULL. Low-privileged local access is sufficient; successful exploitation terminates the radare2 process without reported data disclosure or modification.
Summary
What happened
NULL pointer dereference in radare2 0.9.7 through 5.8.6 allows local users to crash the application by opening a crafted SFS image. grub_sfs_read_extent allocates treeblock from an SFS-controlled block size, then uses the pointer without checking whether grub_malloc returned NULL. Low-privileged local access is sufficient; successful exploitation terminates the radare2 process without reported data disclosure or modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26475
- Published
- Mar 14, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 27, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-476, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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