What is CVE-2024-38550?

CVE-2024-38550 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.13.12 onward and patched in 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33 and others. CVE-2024-38550 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38550?

CVE-2024-38550 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38550?

Yes, CVE-2024-38550 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-38550 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-38550 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-2024-38550

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: kirkwood: Fix potential NULL dereference In kirkwood_dma_hw_params() mv_mbus_dram_info() returns NULL if CONFIG_PLAT_ORION macro is not defined. Fix this bug by adding NULL check. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-06-19

Last modified 2025-04-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-38550 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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.13.12, 5.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, 6.8.12, 6.9.3, 6.10 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.13.12 ≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.161 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.93 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.33 6.6.x ✓ 6.8.12 6.8.x ✓ 6.9.3 6.9.x ✓ 6.10

References

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a7254525ca7a6f3e37d7882d7f7ad97f6235f7c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf5154739cd676b6d0958079070557c8d96afb6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/802b49e39da669b54bd9b77dc3c649999a446bf6

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d48d0c5fd733bd6d8d3ddb2ed553777ab4724169

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de9987cec6fde1dd41dfcb971433e05945852489

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-38550

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-06-19

Modified 2025-04-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38550?

CVE-2024-38550 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13.12 onward and has been patched in 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33 and others. CVE-2024-38550 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-38550?

CVE-2024-38550 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-38550?

Yes. CVE-2024-38550 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13.12 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-38550 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-38550 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.