#VU102115 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56634
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102115
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2024-56634
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
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 grgpio_probe() function in drivers/gpio/gpio-grgpio.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/050b23d081da0f29474de043e9538c1f7a351b3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09adf8792b61c09ae543972a1ece1884ef773848
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4733f68e59bb7b9e3d395699abb18366954b9ba7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53ff0caa6ad57372d426b4f48fc0f66df43a731f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d2ca6ac3711a4f4015d26b7cc84f325ac608edb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4dfa7ea7f5f7e9a3c78627cfc749bc7005ca7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db2fc255fcf41f536ac8666409849e11659af88d
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.5