CVE - CVE-2024-40982

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-40982	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ssb: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in ssb_device_uevent() The ssb_device_uevent() function first attempts to convert the 'dev' pointer to 'struct ssb_device *'. However, it mistakenly dereferences 'dev' before performing the NULL check, potentially leading to a NULL pointer dereference if 'dev' is NULL. To fix this issue, move the NULL check before dereferencing the 'dev' pointer, ensuring that the pointer is valid before attempting to use it. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789c17185fb0f39560496c2beab9b57ce1d0cbe7 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/789c17185fb0f39560496c2beab9b57ce1d0cbe7 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d43c8377c6fc846b1812f8df360425c9323dc56 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d43c8377c6fc846b1812f8df360425c9323dc56 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5dc2d8eb3981bae261ea7d1060a80868e886813 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5dc2d8eb3981bae261ea7d1060a80868e886813
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20240712	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20240712)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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