SB2024110762 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel pci hda
Published: November 7, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024110762
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-2024-50160)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the dolphin_fixups() function in sound/pci/hda/patch_cs8409.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/4e19aca8db696b6ba4dd8c73657405e15c695f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21dc97d5086fdabbe278786bb0a03cbf2e26c793
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8971fd61210d75fd2af225621cd2fcc87eb1847c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5dd71a8b849626f42d08a5e73d382f2016fc7bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9bd4a82b4ed32c6d1c90500a52063e6e341517f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.170
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.115
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.59