A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is the function stack_trace_filter of the file /sys/kernel/tracing/stack_trace_filter. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-56569. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.