CVE-2024-53180 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 27
Latest updateMay 26
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: pcm: Add sanity NULL check for the default mmap fault handler
A driver might allow the mmap access before initializing its
runtime->dma_area properly. Add a proper NULL check before passing to
virt_to_page() for avoiding a panic.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6