CVE-2024-56587 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.44%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 27
Latest updateAug 14
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
leds: class: Protect brightness_show() with led_cdev->led_access mutex
There is NULL pointer issue observed if from Process A where hid device
being added which results in adding a led_cdev addition and later a
another call to access of led_cdev attribute from Process B can result
in NULL pointer issue.
Use mutex led_cdev->led_access to protect access to led->cdev and its
attribute inside brightness_show() and max_brightness_…
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