CVE-2024-44855

Summary

CVE-2024-44855 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Open Robotics Robotic Operating System 2 (ROS2) and specifically the navigation2 package version humble. This issue involves a NULL pointer dereference within the nav2_navfn_planner() component, which can result in unintended system behavior or crashes. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. Organizations using ROS2 navigation2 in their robotics applications are advised to update to a non-affected version as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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