SB20240531453 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel mediatek common
Published: May 31, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240531453
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35842)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mtk_sof_dai_link_fixup() function in sound/soc/mediatek/common/mtk-dsp-sof-common.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad471227a37c0c7c080bfc9ed01b53750e82afe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1d3db6740d0997ffc6e5a0d96ef7cbd62b35fdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde6ca5872bf67744dffa875a7cb521ab007b7ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3b3ec967a7d93b9010a5af9a2394c8b5c8f31ed
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.75
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.7.2
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8