# CVE-2024-39470: eventfs: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in eventfs\_find\_events()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.34, 6.8
- Published: 2024-06-25 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.6.18, fixed in 6.6.34; from 6.7.4, fixed in 6.8
- Linux: 6.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: eventfs: Fix a possible null pointer dereference in eventfs_find_events() In function eventfs_find_events,there is a potential null pointer that may be caused by calling update_events_attr which will perform some operations on the members of the ei struct when ei is NULL. Hence,When ei->is_freed is set,return NULL directly.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.34, 6.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ade5fbdbbb1f023bb70730ba4d74146c8bc7eb9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a1b2d138189375ed1dcd7d0851118230221bd1d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e9a968738bf66d3bb852dd5588d4c7afd6d7f4

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