ASoC: kirkwood: Fix potential NULL dereference
Priority LOW 20CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: kirkwood: Fix potential NULL dereference In kirkwood_dma_hw_params() mv_mbus_dram_info() returns NULL if CONFIG_PLAT_ORION macro is not defined. Fix this bug by adding NULL check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00234 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.14, 5.15.161, 6.1.93 +4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.13.12 to before 5.14 | 5.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.14 and later | 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.13.12 to before 5.14 Fixed in 5.14 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.14 and later Fixed in 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.13.12 to before 5.15.161; 5.16 to before 6.1.93; 6.2 to before 6.6.33; 6.7 to before 6.8.12; 6.9 to before 6.9.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.12 to before 5.15.161; 5.16 to before 6.1.93; 6.2 to before 6.6.33; 6.7 to before 6.8.12; 6.9 to before 6.9.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.14
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38550
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4g5-x2h5-r8gg
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48d0c5fd733bd6d8d3ddb2ed553777ab4724169
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9987cec6fde1dd41dfcb971433e05945852489
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a7254525ca7a6f3e37d7882d7f7ad97f6235f7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf5154739cd676b6d0958079070557c8d96afb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/802b49e39da669b54bd9b77dc3c649999a446bf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea60ab95723f5738e7737b56dda95e6feefa5b50
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Sources
- CVE-2024-38550 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38550 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4g5-x2h5-r8gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-38550 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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