Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2024-36982: Denial of Service through null pointer reference in “cluster/config” REST endpoint
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an attacker could trigger a null pointer reference on the cluster/config REST endpoint, which could result in a crash of the Splunk daemon.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 9.2 | 9.2.2 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.1 | 9.1.5 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.0 | 9.0.10 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1 | 9.1.2312.109 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1 | 9.1.2308.207 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.2.2, 9.1.5, and 9.0.10 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.1.2312.109 and 9.1.2308.207, an attacker could trigger a null pointer reference on the cluster/config REST endpoint, which could result in a crash of the Splunk daemon.
Sources
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