CVE-2024-58051 ipmi: ipmb: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value
A missing null check in the Linux kernel IPMI driver can cause a 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-2024-58051?
CVE-2024-58051 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 Mar 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:
ipmi: ipmb: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value
devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58051?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-58051?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-58051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-58051, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58051, GHSA-cmmh-wcp2-3fxf, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2024-58051, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58051.