PT-2024-29192 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Published
2024-07-12
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Updated
2025-02-24
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CVE-2024-40982
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a potential NULL pointer dereference in the
ssb device uevent() function. This function attempts to convert the dev pointer to struct ssb device *, but it mistakenly dereferences dev before performing the NULL check, potentially leading to a NULL pointer dereference if dev is NULL. To fix this issue, the NULL check should be moved before dereferencing the dev pointer, ensuring that the pointer is valid before attempting to use it.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
NULL Pointer Dereference
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Suse
Ubuntu