CVE-2024-26770

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nvidia-shield: Add missing null pointer checks to LED initialization devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity. [jkosina@suse.com: tweak changelog a bit]

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83527a13740f57b45f162e3af4c7db4b88521100	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6eda11c44dc89a681e1c105f0f4660e69b1e183	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e71cc4a1e584293deafff1a7dea614b0210d0443	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83527a13740f57b45f162e3af4c7db4b88521100	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6eda11c44dc89a681e1c105f0f4660e69b1e183	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e71cc4a1e584293deafff1a7dea614b0210d0443	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc2::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2024-04-03 17:15

Updated : 2025-01-27 14:58

NVD link : CVE-2024-26770

Mitre link : CVE-2024-26770

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-26770

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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