CVE-2024-46769 spi: intel: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value
A missing null check in the Intel SPI 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-2024-46769?
CVE-2024-46769 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 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:
spi: intel: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value
intel_spi_populate_chip() use devm_kasprintf() to set pdata->name. This can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46769?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46769?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-46769 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46769 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-46769, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46769, GHSA-6g6v-3rwx-w42j, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46769.