What is CVE-2024-58021?

CVE-2024-58021 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 6.10 onward and patched in 6.12.16, 6.13.4 and 6.14. CVE-2024-58021 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-58021?

CVE-2024-58021 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-2024-58021?

Yes, CVE-2024-58021 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.16, 6.13.4 and 6.14. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-58021 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-58021 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-2024-58021

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: winwing: Add NULL check in winwing_init_led() devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in winwing_init_led() is not checked. Add NULL check in winwing_init_led(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-27

Last modified 2025-10-01

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-2024-58021 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 6.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.16, 6.13.4, 6.14 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.10

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.16 6.12.x ✓ 6.13.4 6.13.x ✓ 6.14

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-58021 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/4001f6f79183b8868d80dd2036dfb4ea3d325e8f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45ab5166a82d038c898985b0ad43ead69c1f9573
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b99dbdee8a89c44d03ae9830ab19f31e124a3f32
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-58021

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-27

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-58021?

CVE-2024-58021 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 6.10 onward and has been patched in 6.12.16, 6.13.4 and 6.14. CVE-2024-58021 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-58021?

CVE-2024-58021 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-2024-58021?

Yes — CVE-2024-58021 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.16, 6.13.4 and 6.14. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-58021 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-58021 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 →