NULL pointer dereference in Linux
CVE-2024-57944
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.
EPSS: 0.002 (6.7th 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 00ef7708fa6073a84f6898fdcdfe965d903b0378, 6.9, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-57944?
- CVE-2024-57944 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-57944?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.