CVE-2024-53154 clk: clk-apple-nco: Add NULL check in applnco_probe
A missing NULL check in the Apple NCO clock driver probe function can cause a kernel crash, 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-2024-53154?
CVE-2024-53154 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Dec 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:
clk: clk-apple-nco: Add NULL check in applnco_probe
Add NULL check in applnco_probe, to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53154?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53154?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-53154 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53154 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-54930, BELL-CVE-2024-53154, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53154, GHSA-5652-4j93-xhg6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53154.