CVE-2024-50069
Apple Pinctrl NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: apple: check devm_kasprintf() returned value devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked. Fix this lack and check the returned value. Found by code review.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 29, 2024, 1:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2024, 4:58 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 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/0a4d4dbef622ac8796a6665e0080da2685f9220a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a4d4dbef622ac8796a6665e0080da2685f9220a Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2296fb7c80fdc9925d29a8e85d617cad08731a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2296fb7c80fdc9925d29a8e85d617cad08731a Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665a58fe663ac7a9ea618dc0b29881649324b116 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665a58fe663ac7a9ea618dc0b29881649324b116 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad940e2dd789155f99ecafa71a7baf6f96530bc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad940e2dd789155f99ecafa71a7baf6f96530bc Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.114 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.58 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.11.5 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Oct. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: apple: check devm_kasprintf() returned value devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked. Fix this lack and check the returned value. Found by code review. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a4d4dbef622ac8796a6665e0080da2685f9220a [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad940e2dd789155f99ecafa71a7baf6f96530bc [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2296fb7c80fdc9925d29a8e85d617cad08731a [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665a58fe663ac7a9ea618dc0b29881649324b116 [No types assigned]
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