CVE-2024-58021 HID: winwing: Add NULL check in winwing_init_led()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A missing NULL check in the Linux kernel's winwing 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-2024-58021?

CVE-2024-58021 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: winwing: Add NULL check in winwing_init_led()

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

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58021?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-58021?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-58021 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58021 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-58021, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58021, GHSA-w5m8-86xc-xfr5, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58021.

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