CVE-2024-56773

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.8-6.12.3 - Null Pointer Dereference in kunit_device_driver_test

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: kunit: Fix potential null dereference in kunit_device_driver_test() kunit_kzalloc() may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add a NULL check for test_state.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d28fac59369b5d3c48cdf09e50275a61ff91202

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/435c20eed572a95709b1536ff78832836b2f91b1

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0017

EPSS Percentile 6.9%

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 (8)

linux/Kernel 6.8.0 - 6.12.4linux

Linux/Linux < 6.8

Linux/Linux 6.12.4 - 6.12.*

Linux/Linux 6.13

Linux/Linux 6.8

Linux/Linux d03c720e03bd9bf0b784d80b5d3ede7e2daf3b6e - 435c20eed572a95709b1536ff78832836b2f91b1

Linux/Linux d03c720e03bd9bf0b784d80b5d3ede7e2daf3b6e - 5d28fac59369b5d3c48cdf09e50275a61ff91202

linux/linux_kernel 6.8 - 6.12.4

Published Jan 08, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026