# CVE-2024-47749: RDMA/cxgb4: Added NULL check for lookup\_atid

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.35

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/cxgb4: Added NULL check for lookup_atid The lookup_atid() function can return NULL if the ATID is invalid or does not exist in the identifier table, which could lead to dereferencing a null pointer without a check in the `act_establish()` and `act_open_rpl()` functions. Add a NULL check to prevent null pointer dereferencing. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

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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/b12e25d91c7f97958341538c7dc63ee49d01548f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1fe68d695af367506ea3c794c5969630f21697
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd598ac57dcae796cb58551074660c39b43fb155
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b11318dc8a1ec565300bb1a9073095af817cc508
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39cb9f39913566ec5865581135f3e8123ad1aee1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d50ae281a1712b9b2ca72830a96b8f11882358d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54aaa3ed40972511e423b604324b881425b9ff1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9c94c8ba5a713817cffd74c4bacc05187469624
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e766e6a92410ca269161de059fff0843b8ddd65f

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