CVE-2024-49962

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: check null return of ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() in acpi_db_convert_to_package() ACPICA commit 4d4547cf13cca820ff7e0f859ba83e1a610b9fd0 ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() may fail, elements might be NULL and will cause NULL pointer dereference later. [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0025
EPSS Percentile 16.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (29)
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.285linux
linux/Kernel 4.4.0 - 4.19.323linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.168linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.113linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.227linux
linux/Kernel 6.11.0 - 6.11.3linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.55linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.10.14linux
Linux/Linux < 4.4
Linux/Linux 4.19.323 - 4.19.*
... and 19 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026