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CVE-2024-49962 Details

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 ]

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c9b8775062f8d854a80caf186af57fc617d454c kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/402b4c6b7500c7cca6972d2456a4a422801035b5 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4588ea78d3904bebb613b0bb025669e75800f546 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4669da66ebc5b09881487f30669b0fcdb462188e kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5242874488eba2b9062985bf13743c029821330 kernel.orgPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
< 5.10.227
>= 5.11, < 5.15.168
>= 5.16, < 6.1.113
>= 6.2, < 6.6.55
>= 6.7, < 6.10.14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-49962
NVD Published Date:
Oct 21, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2024-49962 Details - Not Deferred