CVE-2024-56620
MEDIUMDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: qcom: Only free platform MSIs when ESI is enabled Otherwise, it will result in a NULL pointer dereference as below: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000008 Call trace: mutex_lock+0xc/0x54 platform_device_msi_free_irqs_all+0x14/0x20 ufs_qcom_remove+0x34/0x48 [ufs_qcom] platform_remove+0x28/0x44 device_remove+0x4c/0x80 device_release_driver_internal+0xd8/0x178 driver_detach+0x50/0x9c bus_remove_driver+0x6c/0xbc driver_unregister+0x30/0x60 platform_driver_unregister+0x14/0x20 ufs_qcom_pltform_exit+0x18/0xb94 [ufs_qcom] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x180/0x260 invoke_syscall+0x44/0x100 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0xc0/0xe0 do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 el0_svc+0x34/0xdc el0t_64_sync_handler+0xc0/0xc4 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE-2023-21758 | High | 7.5 | 92% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-21547 | High | 7.5 | 88% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2014-3470 | Medium | 4.3 | 86% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-44224 | High | 8.2 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-0742 | High | 7.5 | 82% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2009-1386 | Medium | 5.0 | 80% | - | Fix |
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