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CVE-2024-57944

iio: adc: ti-ads1298: Add NULL check in ads1298_init

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: adc: ti-ads1298: Add NULL check in ads1298_init devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure. A check on the return value of such a call in ads1298_init() is missing. Add it.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
6.9 ≤ v < 6.12.106.9 ≤ v < 6.130ef7708fa6073a84f6898fdcdfe965d903b3786.13 rc16.13 rc26.13 rc36.13 rc46.13 rc56.13 rc6
Vendor states this is fixed in 69b680bbac9bd611aaa308769d6c71e3e70eb3c3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bcb394bb28e55312cace75362b8e489eb0e02a30 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69b680bbac9bd611aaa308769d6c71e3e70eb3c3
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcb394bb28e55312cace75362b8e489eb0e02a30

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476

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