CVE-2024-58020 HID: multitouch: Add NULL check in mt_input_configured

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing NULL check in the Linux kernel's multitouch HID driver 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-2024-58020?

CVE-2024-58020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2025. 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:

HID: multitouch: Add NULL check in mt_input_configured

devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in mt_input_configured() is not checked. Add NULL check in mt_input_configured(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58020?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-58020?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-58020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-57854, AZL-57974, BELL-CVE-2024-58020, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58020, GHSA-9cf9-vw76-83rq, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2024-58020 and 1 more.

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