gpio: grgpio: Add NULL check in grgpio_probe
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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: gpio: grgpio: Add NULL check in grgpio_probe devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in grgpio_probe is not checked. Add NULL check in grgpio_probe, to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00255 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174 +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 | 4.14 and later | 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.14 and later Fixed in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.14 to before 5.4.287; 5.5 to before 5.10.231; 5.11 to before 5.15.174; 5.16 to before 6.1.120; 6.2 to before 6.6.66; 6.7 to before 6.12.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14 to before 5.4.287; 5.5 to before 5.10.231; 5.11 to before 5.15.174; 5.16 to before 6.1.120; 6.2 to before 6.6.66; 6.7 to before 6.12.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.4.287, 5.10.231, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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-2024-56634
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh74-96w4-8m3h
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53ff0caa6ad57372d426b4f48fc0f66df43a731f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4733f68e59bb7b9e3d395699abb18366954b9ba7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad4dfa7ea7f5f7e9a3c78627cfc749bc7005ca7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09adf8792b61c09ae543972a1ece1884ef773848
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d2ca6ac3711a4f4015d26b7cc84f325ac608edb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db2fc255fcf41f536ac8666409849e11659af88d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/050b23d081da0f29474de043e9538c1f7a351b3b
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Sources
- CVE-2024-56634 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-56634 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gh74-96w4-8m3h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-56634 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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