5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-39466
Qualcomm LMH Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/drivers/qcom/lmh: Check for SCM availability at probe Up until now, the necessary scm availability check has not been performed, leading to possible null pointer dereferences (which did happen for me on RB1). Fix that.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 19, 2024, 8:59 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-39466 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a47ba94ec3d8f782b33e3d970cfcb769b962464 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a47ba94ec3d8f782b33e3d970cfcb769b962464 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2226b145afa5e13cb60dbe77fb20fb0666a1caf3 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2226b145afa5e13cb60dbe77fb20fb0666a1caf3 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560d69c975072974c11434ca6953891e74c1a665 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560d69c975072974c11434ca6953891e74c1a665 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1a0807b4a76b44fb6b58a7e9087cd4b18ab41b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1a0807b4a76b44fb6b58a7e9087cd4b18ab41b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9d3490c48df572edefc0b64655259eefdcbb9be No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9d3490c48df572edefc0b64655259eefdcbb9be Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.15 up to (excluding) 5.15.161 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.94 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.34 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.9.5
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/drivers/qcom/lmh: Check for SCM availability at probe Up until now, the necessary scm availability check has not been performed, leading to possible null pointer dereferences (which did happen for me on RB1). Fix that.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2226b145afa5e13cb60dbe77fb20fb0666a1caf3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560d69c975072974c11434ca6953891e74c1a665 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a47ba94ec3d8f782b33e3d970cfcb769b962464 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1a0807b4a76b44fb6b58a7e9087cd4b18ab41b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9d3490c48df572edefc0b64655259eefdcbb9be [No types assigned]
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