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). 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38550. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

Awaiting data

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-38550 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a7254525ca7a6f3e37d7882d7f7ad97f6235f7c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5bf5154739cd676b6d0958079070557c8d96afb6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/802b49e39da669b54bd9b77dc3c649999a446bf6
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

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 Awaiting data

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) . 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-38550. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
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 →