What is CVE-2024-36014?

CVE-2024-36014 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2024-36014 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36014?

CVE-2024-36014 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36014?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36014. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-36014 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-36014 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-36014

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/arm/malidp: fix a possible null pointer dereference In malidp_mw_connector_reset, new memory is allocated with kzalloc, but no check is performed. In order to prevent null pointer dereferencing, ensure that mw_state is checked before calling __drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-29

Last modified 2025-11-04

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-36014 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-36014 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/335cc45ef2b81b68be63c698b4f867a530bdf7a5
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e54d4e95120641216dfe91a6c49f116a9f68490
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/565d9ad7e5a18eb69ed8b66a9e9bb3f45346520c
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-36014

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-29

Modified 2025-11-04

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36014?

CVE-2024-36014 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2024-36014 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-36014?

CVE-2024-36014 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-36014?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-36014. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-36014 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-36014 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →