NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-57978
Published: February 27, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105017
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-2024-57978
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 mxc_jpeg_detach_pm_domains() function in drivers/media/platform/nxp/imx-jpeg/mxc-jpeg.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-57978
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1378ffec30367233152b7dbf4fa6a25ee98585d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b2af918bb714937a8be6cb637f528585461cd98
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e601a64f7777e2f78c02db1a8b5ba3b7c5e9e31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0b8535a7885ed4fd0b11625addb5476cae0f845
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde89fe11b44500bfcb2d405825b69a5df805d19
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.129