CVE-2024-42298

low-risk
Published 2024-08-17

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: fsl: fsl_qmc_audio: Check devm_kasprintf() returned value devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked. Fix this lack and check the returned value.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (3)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af466037fa2b263e8ea5c47285513d2487e17d90
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4205dfcfe96182118e54343954827eda51b2135
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62599902327d27687693f6e5253a5d56583db58
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal