Linux Kernel up to 6.11.5 ASoC null pointer dereference

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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Linux Kernel up to 6.11.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ASoC. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-50105. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.11.5. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component ASoC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: qcom: sc7280: Fix missing Soundwire runtime stream alloc Commit 15c7fab0e047 ("ASoC: qcom: Move Soundwire runtime stream alloc to soundcards") moved the allocation of Soundwire stream runtime from the Qualcomm Soundwire driver to each individual machine sound card driver, except that it forgot to update SC7280 card. Just like for other Qualcomm sound cards using Soundwire, the card driver should allocate and release the runtime. Otherwise sound playback will result in a NULL pointer dereference or other effect of uninitialized memory accesses (which was confirmed on SDM845 having similar issue).
The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-50105 since 10/21/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216493 (Ubuntu 24.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7276-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 6.11.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 176a41ebec42/db7e59e6a39a is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (216493), EUVD (EUVD-2024-44596) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3339). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Affected
- Google Container-Optimized OS
- Debian Linux
- Amazon Linux 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- Open Source eCryptfs
- SUSE openSUSE
- RESF Rocky Linux
- IBM QRadar SIEM
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Null pointer dereferenceCWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 216493
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 24.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7276-1)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Kernel 6.11.6
Patch: 176a41ebec42/db7e59e6a39a
Timeline
10/21/2024 🔍11/05/2024 🔍
11/05/2024 🔍
10/02/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-50105 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-50105
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-283200
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3339 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen
Entry
Created: 11/05/2024 18:35Updated: 10/02/2025 02:54
Changes: 11/05/2024 18:35 (58), 11/12/2024 18:04 (11), 02/21/2025 01:50 (2), 07/17/2025 00:46 (7), 10/02/2025 02:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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