NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2024-58021

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: winwing: Add NULL check in winwing_init_led() devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in winwing_init_led() is not checked. Add NULL check in winwing_init_led(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.

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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 (10.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.1% 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-2024-58021: 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 266c990debad2f9589c7a412e897a8e312b09766, 6.10, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-58021?
CVE-2024-58021 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-58021?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-58021 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.