CVE-2024-50069
pinctrl: apple: check devm_kasprintf() returned value
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Oct 29, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 21, 2024
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a4d4dbef622ac8796a6665e0080da2685f9220a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad940e2dd789155f99ecafa71a7baf6f96530bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2296fb7c80fdc9925d29a8e85d617cad08731a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665a58fe663ac7a9ea618dc0b29881649324b116
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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