What is CVE-2024-57978?

CVE-2024-57978 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), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15.174 onward and patched in 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.76 and others. CVE-2024-57978 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-57978?

CVE-2024-57978 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-2024-57978?

Yes, CVE-2024-57978 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.76 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.174 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-57978 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-57978 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-2024-57978

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imx-jpeg: Fix potential error pointer dereference in detach_pm() The proble is on the first line: if (jpeg->pd_dev[i] && !pm_runtime_suspended(jpeg->pd_dev[i])) If jpeg->pd_dev[i] is an error pointer, then passing it to pm_runtime_suspended() will lead to an Oops. The other conditions check for both error pointers and NULL, but it would be more clear to use the IS_ERR_OR_NULL() check for that.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-27

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

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-2024-57978 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 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13, 6.13.2, 6.14 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15.174 ≥ 6.1.120 ≥ 6.6.64 ≥ 6.12.4 ≥ 6.13

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.179 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.129 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.76 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.13 6.12.x ✓ 6.13.2 6.13.x ✓ 6.14

References

7 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1378ffec30367233152b7dbf4fa6a25ee98585d1

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b2af918bb714937a8be6cb637f528585461cd98

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e601a64f7777e2f78c02db1a8b5ba3b7c5e9e31

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0b8535a7885ed4fd0b11625addb5476cae0f845

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde89fe11b44500bfcb2d405825b69a5df805d19

Patch

Showing 5 of 7 references View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-57978

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-27

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57978?

CVE-2024-57978 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) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15.174 onward and has been patched in 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.76 and others. CVE-2024-57978 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-57978?

CVE-2024-57978 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-2024-57978?

Yes. CVE-2024-57978 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 6.6.76 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.174 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-57978 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-57978 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.