CVE-2024-56574

5.5 · MEDIUM

Published Dec 27, 2024 linux CWE-476 EPSS 0.24% (15th pctl) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

CVE-2024-56574 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

media: ts2020: fix null-ptr-deref in ts2020_probe()

KASAN reported a null-ptr-deref issue when executing the following

command:

# echo ts2020 0x20 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device

KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000010-0x0000000000000017]

CPU: 53 UID: 0 PID: 970 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 6.12.0-rc2+ #24

Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009)

RIP: 0010:ts2020_probe+0xad/0xe10 [ts2020]

RSP: 0018:ffffc9000abbf598 EFLAGS: 00010202

RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffffc0714809

RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: ffff88811550be00 RDI: 0000000000000010

RBP: ffff888109868800 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: fffff52001577eb6

R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffffc9000abbff50 R12: ffffffffc0714790

R13: 1ffff92001577eb8 R14: ffffffffc07190d0 R15: 0000000000000001

FS: 00007f95f13b98c0(0000) GS:ffff888149280000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000

CS:

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status
linux	linux_kernel	>= 4.1, < 5.4.287	Affected

References

Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a058b34b52ed3feb1f3ff6fd26aefeeeed20cba Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a53f97cd5977911850b695add057f9965c1a2d6 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/901070571bc191d1d8d7a1379bc5ba9446200999 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2ed3b780f34e4a6403064208bc2c99d1ed85026 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6208d1567f929105011bcdfd738f59a6bdc1088 Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/ced1c04e82e3ecc246b921b9733f0df0866aa50d Ref git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc03866b5f4aa2668946f8384a1e5286ae53bbaa Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html Ref lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-56574?

CVE-2024-56574 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on December 27, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-56574?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-56574?

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