NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50240
Published: November 10, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100179
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-2024-50240
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 qmp_usb_probe() function in drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qmp-usb.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-50240
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/370814e9d512ba289612c3780890b80bf2605046
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ebde521fbb9a813b993d4436329a3ca0eeb6574
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd9e4d4a3b127686efc60096271b0a44c3100061
- 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