NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel hid driver

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU102114

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56629

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the wacom_update_name() function in drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:linux_foundation:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cd323c55bd3f356bf23ae1b4c20100abcdc29d6
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ed3e3a3ac06af8a6391c3d6a7791b7967d7d43a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5912a921289edb34d40aeab32ea6d52d41e75fed
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59548215b76be98cf3422eea9a67d6ea578aca3d
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7f0509556fa2f9789639dbcee9eed46e471ccef
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d031eef3cc2e3bf524509e38fb898e5335c85c96
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e689bc6697a7fcebd4a945ab0b1e1112c76024d8

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.