CVE-2024-46769: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: intel: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value intel_spi_populate_chip() use devm_kasprintf() to set pdata->name. This can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked.
CVE-2024-46769CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2024-46769: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: intel: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value intel_spi_populate_chip() use devm_kasprintf() to set pdata->name. This can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
10.38%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: intel: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value intel_spi_populate_chip() use devm_kasprintf() to set pdata->name. This can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked.

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