CVE-2024-57944

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: ti-ads1298: Add NULL check in ads1298_init devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure. A check on the return value of such a call in ads1298_init() is missing. Add it.

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/69b680bbac9bd611aaa308769d6c71e3e70eb3c3	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb394bb28e55312cace75362b8e489eb0e02a30	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc4::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc5::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.13:rc6::::::

History

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Information

Published : 2025-01-21 13:15

Updated : 2025-10-01 20:18

NVD link : CVE-2024-57944

Mitre link : CVE-2024-57944

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-57944

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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