#VU94964 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-42089

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94964

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2024-42089

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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 fsl_asoc_card_probe() function in sound/soc/fsl/fsl-asoc-card.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.19 - 4.19.316, 5.4 - 5.4.278, 5.10 - 5.10.220, 5.15 - 5.15.161, 6.1 - 6.1.96, 6.6 - 6.6.36

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae81535ce2503aabc4adab3472f4338070cdeb6a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8896e18b7c366f8faf9344abfd0971435f1c723a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3662eb2170e59b58ad479982dc1084889ba757b9
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/544ab46b7ece6d6bebbdee5d5659c0a0f804a99a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8faf91e58425c2f6ce773250dfd995f1c2d461ac
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29bc9e7c75398b0d12fc30955f2e9b2dd29ffaed
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c18b4d89ff9c810b6e562408afda5ce165c4ea6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90f3feb24172185f1832636264943e8b5e289245
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.317
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.221
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.162
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.279
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.97
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.37

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Q & A

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