CVE-2024-43875
MEDIUM EPSS 11.3%
Published Aug 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Published Aug 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: endpoint: Clean up error handling in vpci_scan_bus() Smatch complains about inconsistent NULL checking in vpci_scan_bus(): drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c:1024 vpci_scan_bus() error: we previously assumed 'vpci_bus' could be null (see line 1021) Instead of printing an error message and then crashing we should return an error code and clean up. Also the NULL check is reversed so it prints an error for success instead of failure.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
11.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety
Affected Products 4
References 6
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e27e2e8697b8ce96cdef43f135426525d9d1f8f
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24414c842a24d0fd498f9db6d2a762a8dddf1832
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d368de78b60088ec9031c60c88976c0063ea4c0
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0f5a96c534f781e8c57ca30459448b3bfe5429
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e8695246bcfc028341470cbf92630cdc1ba36b
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Remediation
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e27e2e8697b8ce96cdef43f135426525d9d1f8f
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24414c842a24d0fd498f9db6d2a762a8dddf1832
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d368de78b60088ec9031c60c88976c0063ea4c0
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0f5a96c534f781e8c57ca30459448b3bfe5429
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e8695246bcfc028341470cbf92630cdc1ba36b