CVE-2024-44853

Summary

CVE-2024-44853 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting the Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) navigation2 package, version humble. The issue stems from a NULL pointer dereference in the component computeControl(). This flaw can potentially lead to a crash or even arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the affected process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating input to the targeted system, resulting in unintended and potentially harmful consequences. It is recommended that users upgrade to a patched version of the ROS2 navigation2 package as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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