CVE-2024-56629 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.52%
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:
HID: wacom: fix when get product name maybe null pointer
Due to incorrect dev->product reporting by certain devices, null
pointer dereferences occur when dev->product is empty, leading to
potential system crashes.
This issue was found on EXCELSIOR DL37-D05 device with
Loongson-LS3A6000-7A2000-DL37 motherboard.
Kernel logs:
[ 56.470885] usb 4-3: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ohci-pci
[ 56.671638] usb 4-3: string de…
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