CVE-2024-50160
ALSA: hda/cs8409: Fix possible NULL dereference
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda/cs8409: Fix possible NULL dereference If snd_hda_gen_add_kctl fails to allocate memory and returns NULL, then NULL pointer dereference will occur in the next line. Since dolphin_fixups function is a hda_fixup function which is not supposed to return any errors, add simple check before dereference, ignore the fail. 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/21dc97d5086fdabbe278786bb0a03cbf2e26c793
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e19aca8db696b6ba4dd8c73657405e15c695f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8971fd61210d75fd2af225621cd2fcc87eb1847c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5dd71a8b849626f42d08a5e73d382f2016fc7bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9bd4a82b4ed32c6d1c90500a52063e6e341517f
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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