#VU100074 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50160
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100074
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [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-2024-50160
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor: Linux Foundation
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 dolphin_fixups() function in sound/pci/hda/patch_cs8409.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
External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e19aca8db696b6ba4dd8c73657405e15c695f14
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21dc97d5086fdabbe278786bb0a03cbf2e26c793
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8971fd61210d75fd2af225621cd2fcc87eb1847c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5dd71a8b849626f42d08a5e73d382f2016fc7bc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9bd4a82b4ed32c6d1c90500a52063e6e341517f
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.
