CVE-2024-50160
Medium
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda/cs8409: Fix possible NULL dereference If snd_hda_gen_add_kctl fails to allocate memory and returns NULL, then NULL pointer dereference will occur in the next line. Since dolphin_fixups function is a hda_fixup function which is not supposed to return any errors, add simple check before dereference, ignore the fail. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 7, 2024
First seenNov 7, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-476NULL pointer dereference
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.6.59, 6.11.6 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 5.15 ≤ v < 5.15.170, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.115, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.59, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.11.6, 6.12 | 5.15.170, 6.1.115, 6.6.59, 6.11.6 |
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