SB2024102910 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel pinctrl driver
Published: October 29, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024102910
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50069)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the apple_gpio_pinctrl_probe() function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-apple-gpio.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/0a4d4dbef622ac8796a6665e0080da2685f9220a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad940e2dd789155f99ecafa71a7baf6f96530bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2296fb7c80fdc9925d29a8e85d617cad08731a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665a58fe663ac7a9ea618dc0b29881649324b116
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.114
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.58