CVE-2024-42278 ASoC: TAS2781: Fix tasdev_load_calibrated_data()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A reversed conditional in the TAS2781 audio driver causes a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a kernel crash and denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-42278?

CVE-2024-42278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 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: TAS2781: Fix tasdev_load_calibrated_data()

This function has a reversed if statement so it's either a no-op or it leads to a NULL dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42278?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42278?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-42278 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42278 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-42278, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42278, GHSA-vx56-8x3p-3hvp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42278.

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