NULL pointer dereference in Linux
CVE-2024-50160
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 20e507724113300794f16884e7e7507d9b4dec68, 5.15, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50160?
- CVE-2024-50160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-07.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50160?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.