SB2024062068 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel soc kirkwood
Published: June 20, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062068
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-2024-38550)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the kirkwood_dma_hw_params() function in sound/soc/kirkwood/kirkwood-dma.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/d48d0c5fd733bd6d8d3ddb2ed553777ab4724169
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9987cec6fde1dd41dfcb971433e05945852489
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a7254525ca7a6f3e37d7882d7f7ad97f6235f7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf5154739cd676b6d0958079070557c8d96afb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/802b49e39da669b54bd9b77dc3c649999a446bf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea60ab95723f5738e7737b56dda95e6feefa5b50
- 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