PT-2024-36885 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published 2024-12-27 · Updated 2025-10-03 · CVE-2024-56579

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base 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 the media: amphion component in the Linux kernel. It has been resolved by setting the video drvdata before registering the video device. If the video drvdata is not set before registration, the video drvdata() function may return NULL during the open() file operations, leading to an error.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

CWE-388

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746

ALSA-2025_12752

ALSA-2025_12753

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2024-17893

ALT-PU-2025-12647

AZL-55156

BDU:2025-04493

CVE-2024-56579

DLA-4076-1

OESA-2025-1286

OESA-2025-1450

OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0847-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0856-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0955-1

SUSE-SU-2025:0784-1

SUSE-SU-2025:0847-1

SUSE-SU-2025:0856-1

SUSE-SU-2025:0955-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20190-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20192-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20260-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20270-1

SUSE-SU-2025_0847-1

SUSE-SU-2025_0856-1

SUSE-SU-2025_0955-1

USN-7379-1

USN-7379-2

USN-7380-1

USN-7381-1

USN-7382-1

USN-7449-1

USN-7449-2

USN-7450-1

USN-7451-1

USN-7452-1

USN-7453-1

USN-7468-1

USN-7523-1

USN-7524-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 2031

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/56xxx/CVE-2024-56579.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56639 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56594 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49907 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50205 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56603 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57799 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56622 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57895 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-56620 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-57881 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-53103 · Vendor Advisory