PT-2024-6040 · Linux+6 · Linux Kernel+6

Published 2024-04-15 · Updated 2025-09-29 · CVE-2024-38546

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 possible null pointer dereference in the vc4 hdmi audio init() function. The of get address() function may return NULL, which is later dereferenced. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. The vulnerability was found by the Linux Verification Center with 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-2024-11524

ALT-PU-2024-13979

ALT-PU-2024-14046

ALT-PU-2024-17597

BDU:2024-06860

CVE-2024-38546

DSA-5730-1

MGASA-2024-0263

MGASA-2024-0266

OESA-2024-1835

OESA-2024-1962

OESA-2024-1964

OESA-2024-2076

OESA-2024-2258

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2372-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2394-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2360-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2372-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2381-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2394-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2561-1

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 · 3551

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/38xxx/CVE-2024-38546.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-2024-39504 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-41087 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41054 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-35858 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6949-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48772 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43863 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-36489 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41084 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26970 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38596 · Vendor Advisory