CVE-2024-43896

MEDIUM EPSS 9.2%
Published Aug 26, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 26, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: cs-amp-lib: Fix NULL pointer crash if efi.get_variable is NULL Call efi_rt_services_supported() to check that efi.get_variable exists before calling it.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
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
9.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.9  –  <6.10.5
linuxlinux_kernel6.11any
linuxlinux_kernel6.11any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b6baaa7cbd77ff980516bad38bbc5a648bb5158
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc268085e499666b9f4f0fcb4c5a94e1c0b193b3
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b6baaa7cbd77ff980516bad38bbc5a648bb5158
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc268085e499666b9f4f0fcb4c5a94e1c0b193b3
    Patch