# CVE-2024-36023: Julia Lawall reported this null pointer dereference, this should fix it.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Julia Lawall reported this null pointer dereference, this should fix it.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e2177f94c0e0bc41323d7b6975a5f4820ed347e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/214a6c4a28c11d67044e6cf3a0ab415050d9f03a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b972e8ac3f44f693127a2806031962d100dfc4d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bf93dcfc453fae192fe5d7874b89699e8f800ac

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