A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.83/6.6.23/6.7.11/6.8.2/6.9-rc1. This affects the function kcalloc of the component dmem. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-26943. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.