n the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in gpiod_get_label() In `gpiod_get_label()`, it is possible that `srcu_dereference_check()` may return a NULL pointer, leading to a scenario where `label->str` is accessed without verifying if `label` itself is NULL. This patch adds a proper NULL check for `label` before accessing `label->str`. The check for `label->str != NULL` is removed because `label->str` can never be NULL if `label` is not NULL. This fixes the issue where the label name was being printed as `(efault)` when dumping the sysfs GPIO file when `label == NULL`.
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25 Oct 2024, 15:17
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Linux linux Kernel |
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| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b99b5ab885993bff010ebcd93be5e511c56e28a - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee4b907d7a5d7a53b4ff7727c371ff3d44ccbbb - Patch |
23 Oct 2024, 15:13
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21 Oct 2024, 18:15
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| New CVE |
Published : 2024-10-21 18:15
Updated : 2024-10-25 15:17
NVD link : CVE-2024-49941
Mitre link : CVE-2024-49941
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-49941
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NULL Pointer Dereference