CVE-2024-56773

MEDIUM EPSS 7.0%
Published Jan 8, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 8, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kunit: Fix potential null dereference in kunit_device_driver_test() kunit_kzalloc() may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add a NULL check for test_state.

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
7.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.8  –  <6.12.4

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/435c20eed572a95709b1536ff78832836b2f91b1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d28fac59369b5d3c48cdf09e50275a61ff91202
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/435c20eed572a95709b1536ff78832836b2f91b1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d28fac59369b5d3c48cdf09e50275a61ff91202
    Patch