CVE-2024-49962
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: check null return of ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() in acpi_db_convert_to_package() ACPICA commit 4d4547cf13cca820ff7e0f859ba83e1a610b9fd0 ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() may fail, elements…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: check null return of ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() in acpi_db_convert_to_package() ACPICA commit 4d4547cf13cca820ff7e0f859ba83e1a610b9fd0 ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() may fail, elements might be NULL and will cause NULL pointer dereference later. [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c9b8775062f8d854a80caf186af57fc617d454cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/402b4c6b7500c7cca6972d2456a4a422801035b5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4588ea78d3904bebb613b0bb025669e75800f546Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4669da66ebc5b09881487f30669b0fcdb462188e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5242874488eba2b9062985bf13743c029821330Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a907c113a8b66972f15f084d7dff960207b1f71dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae5d4c7e76ba393d20366dfea1f39f24560ffb1dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbb67e245dacd02b5e1d82733892647df1523982Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f282db38953ad71dd4f3f8877a4e1d37e580e30aPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.