Linux Kernel up to 6.12.3 dev_pm_domain_detach null pointer dereference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.3 and classified as critical. The impacted element is the function dev_pm_domain_detach. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-56580. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.12.3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function dev_pm_domain_detach. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: qcom: camss: fix error path on configuration of power domains There is a chance to meet runtime issues during configuration of CAMSS power domains, because on the error path dev_pm_domain_detach() is unexpectedly called with NULL or error pointer. One of the simplest ways to reproduce the problem is to probe CAMSS driver before registration of CAMSS power domains, for instance if a platform CAMCC driver is simply not built. Warning backtrace example: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000001a2 pc : dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48 lr : camss_probe+0x374/0x9c0 Call trace: dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48 platform_probe+0x70/0xf0 really_probe+0xc4/0x2a8 __driver_probe_device+0x80/0x140 driver_probe_device+0x48/0x170 __device_attach_driver+0xc0/0x148 bus_for_each_drv+0x88/0xf0 __device_attach+0xb0/0x1c0 device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x30 bus_probe_device+0xb4/0xc0 deferred_probe_work_func+0x90/0xd0 process_one_work+0x164/0x3e0 worker_thread+0x310/0x420 kthread+0x120/0x130 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-56580 since 12/27/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233479 (Ubuntu 24.10 : Linux kernel (Low Latency) vulnerabilities (USN-7380-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c98586d8d01c9e860e7acc3807c2afeb1dc14e8a/4f45d65b781499d2a79eca12155532739c876aa2 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 (233479) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3762). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• Red Hat OpenShift
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM DataPower Gateway
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

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• Kernel

Version

• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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