PT-2024-6037 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published 2024-04-23 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2024-38571

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 a null pointer dereference in the compute intercept slope() function, which is called from calibrate 8960() in the tsens-8960.c file. This occurs when compute intercept slope(priv, p1, NULL, ONE PT CALIB) is executed, leading to a null pointer dereference if DEBUG or DYNAMIC DEBUG is set. The Linux Verification Center found this issue using SVACE.

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

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

ALT-PU-2024-10855

ALT-PU-2024-11524

ALT-PU-2024-13979

ALT-PU-2024-14046

BDU:2024-06857

CVE-2024-38571

MGASA-2024-0263

MGASA-2024-0266

OESA-2025-1097

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2372-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2394-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2372-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2394-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2571-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2896-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2939-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2973-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20008-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20028-1

USN-6949-1

USN-6949-2

USN-6952-1

USN-6952-2

USN-6955-1

USN-7007-1

USN-7007-2

USN-7007-3

USN-7009-1

USN-7009-2

USN-7019-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Linux Kernel

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 3325

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38571.json · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36891 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40984 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41002 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53122 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcf5f1b5f308f2eb422f6aca55d295b25890906b · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41087 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46711 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35858 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50096 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6949-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-06857 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53109 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36489 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46693 · Security Note