NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50224
Published: November 10, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100175
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50224
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the dspi_setup() function in drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50224
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e79c1f1c9100b4adc91c6512985db2cc961aafaa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89f74c968319d040739d6238e1c3a4caa16a5a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25f00a13dccf8e45441265768de46c8bf58e08f6
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.7
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.60