CVE-2024-56676

thermal: testing: Initialize some variables annoteded with _free()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 28, 2024 at 09:46 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:12 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: thermal: testing: Initialize some variables annoteded with _free() Variables annotated with __free() need to be initialized if the function can return before they get updated for the first time or the attempt to free the memory pointed to by them upon function return may crash the kernel. Fix this issue in some places in the thermal testing code.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.26.12 ≤ v < 6.136.12f6a034f2df426e279f1ecad53626bab80c04796a
Vendor states this is fixed in 0104dcdaad3a7afd141e79a5fb817a92ada910ac (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 526c132124a62be486bad1701f7e8e92212ccec6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0104dcdaad3a7afd141e79a5fb817a92ada910ac
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526c132124a62be486bad1701f7e8e92212ccec6

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-909

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