SB2024091361 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel pinctrl driver
Published: September 13, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024091361
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-46685)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the pcs_get_function() function in drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-single.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a2bab5ed161318f57134716accba0a30f3af191
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2cea369a5c2e85ab14ae716da1d1cc6d25c85e11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e9436375fcc9bd2a60ee96aba6ed53f7a377d10
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6341c2856785dca7006820b127278058a180c075
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f0bd526921b6867c2f10a83cd4fd14139adcd92
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ed45fe99ec9e3c9478bd634624cd05a57d002f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/292151af6add3e5ab11b2e9916cffa5f52859a1f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c38a62f15e595346a1106025722869e87ffe044
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.321
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.225
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.166
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.283
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.108
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.49