CVE-2024-58022 mailbox: th1520: Fix a NULL vs IS_ERR() bug
A NULL pointer dereference in the th1520 mailbox 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-2024-58022?
CVE-2024-58022 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:
mailbox: th1520: Fix a NULL vs IS_ERR() bug
The devm_ioremap() function doesn't return error pointers, it returns NULL. Update the error checking to match.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58022?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-58022?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-58022 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58022 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-58022, GHSA-fwpw-c8x9-xmmr, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2024-58022, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58022.