CVE-2024-56767NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.8OSV7.1OSV6.2
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.63%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 6
Latest updateDec 16

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: at_xdmac: avoid null_prt_deref in at_xdmac_prep_dma_memset The at_xdmac_memset_create_desc may return NULL, which will lead to a null pointer dereference. For example, the len input is error, or the atchan->free_descs_list is empty and memory is exhausted. Therefore, add check to avoid this.

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

Affected Packages6 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel4.26.1.123+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.234-1+3
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.4.0-211.231+4
CVEListV5linux/linuxb206d9a23ac71cb905f5fb6e0cd813406f89b6783d229600c54e9e0909080ecaf1aab0642aefa5f0+7
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.123-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

48
OSV
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OSV
linux-oracle vulnerabilities2025-11-19
OSV
linux-fips vulnerabilities2025-11-10
OSV
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OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities2025-11-06

📋Vendor Advisories

47
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities2025-12-16
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities2025-11-19
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities2025-11-10
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-11-07
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2025-11-06