SB20240625135 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel thermal qcom driver
Published: June 25, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240625135
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-2024-39466)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the lmh_probe() function in drivers/thermal/qcom/lmh.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/2226b145afa5e13cb60dbe77fb20fb0666a1caf3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/560d69c975072974c11434ca6953891e74c1a665
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a47ba94ec3d8f782b33e3d970cfcb769b962464
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1a0807b4a76b44fb6b58a7e9087cd4b18ab41b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9d3490c48df572edefc0b64655259eefdcbb9be
- 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-6.1.94
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.34