SB2024062066 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel thermal qcom driver
Published: June 20, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062066
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38571)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the compute_intercept_slope() function in drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27600e0c5272a262b0903e35ae1df37d33c5c1ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11c731386ed82053c2759b6fea1a82ae946e5e0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5ca6e4a2872e92a32fdfd87e04dd7d3ced7278
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06d17744b77bc6cb29a6c785f4fad8c4163ee653
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcf5f1b5f308f2eb422f6aca55d295b25890906b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d998ddc86a27c92140b9f7984ff41e3d1d07a48f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.12