NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2024-53069

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: qcom: scm: fix a NULL-pointer dereference Some SCM calls can be invoked with __scm being NULL (the driver may not have been and will not be probed as there's no SCM entry in device-tree). Make sure we don't dereference a NULL pointer.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-53069: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 449d0d84bcd8246b508d07995326d13c54488b8c, 6.11, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53069?
CVE-2024-53069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-53069?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.