CVE-2024-58066 clk: mmp: pxa1908-apbcp: Fix a NULL vs IS_ERR() check
A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel MMP clock driver can cause a system crash when memory allocation fails.
- 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-2024-58066?
CVE-2024-58066 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:
clk: mmp: pxa1908-apbcp: Fix a NULL vs IS_ERR() check
The devm_kzalloc() function doesn't return error pointers, it returns NULL on error. Update the check to match.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-58066?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-58066?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-58066 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-58066 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-58066, GHSA-cvr2-vqw8-v6q9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-58066.