# CVE-2024-42089: ASoC: fsl-asoc-card: set priv->pdev before using it

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's fsl-asoc-card driver can cause a system crash during device initialization.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-42089, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42089, GHSA-fphh-62qm-fm76, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42089

## What is CVE-2024-42089?

CVE-2024-42089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 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:

ASoC: fsl-asoc-card: set priv->pdev before using it

priv->pdev pointer was set after being used in
fsl_asoc_card_audmux_init().
Move this assignment at the start of the probe function, so
sub-functions can correctly use pdev through priv.

fsl_asoc_card_audmux_init() dereferences priv->pdev to get access to the
dev struct, used with dev_err macros.
As priv is zero-initialised, there would be a NULL pointer dereference.
Note that if priv->dev is dereferenced before assignment but never used,
for example if there is no error to be printed, the driver won't crash
probably due to compiler optimisations.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42089?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42089?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-42089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42089 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42089/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42089/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42089
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42089
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42089

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42089/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.