CVE-2024-26771 dmaengine: ti: edma: Add some null pointer checks to the edma_probe
A missing null pointer check in the TI EDMA driver can cause a kernel crash if memory allocation fails, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-26771?
CVE-2024-26771 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
dmaengine: ti: edma: Add some null pointer checks to the edma_probe
devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26771?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26771?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-26771 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26771 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-26771, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26771, GHSA-728g-23p2-mf29, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26771.