CVE-2024-38571
thermal/drivers/tsens: Fix null pointer dereference
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal/drivers/tsens: Fix null pointer dereference compute_intercept_slope() is called from calibrate_8960() (in tsens-8960.c) as compute_intercept_slope(priv, p1, NULL, ONE_PT_CALIB) which lead to null pointer dereference (if DEBUG or DYNAMIC_DEBUG set). Fix this bug by adding null pointer check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06d17744b77bc6cb29a6c785f4fad8c4163ee653
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11c731386ed82053c2759b6fea1a82ae946e5e0f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27600e0c5272a262b0903e35ae1df37d33c5c1ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d5ca6e4a2872e92a32fdfd87e04dd7d3ced7278
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d998ddc86a27c92140b9f7984ff41e3d1d07a48f
References (6)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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