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CVE-2024-49962 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: check null return of ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() in acpi_db_convert_to_package() ACPICA commit 4d4547cf13cca820ff7e0f859ba83e1a610b9fd0 ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() may fail, elements might be NULL and will cause NULL pointer dereference later. [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c9b8775062f8d854a80caf186af57fc617d454c Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/402b4c6b7500c7cca6972d2456a4a422801035b5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4588ea78d3904bebb613b0bb025669e75800f546 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4669da66ebc5b09881487f30669b0fcdb462188e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5242874488eba2b9062985bf13743c029821330 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a907c113a8b66972f15f084d7dff960207b1f71d Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae5d4c7e76ba393d20366dfea1f39f24560ffb1d Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbb67e245dacd02b5e1d82733892647df1523982 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f282db38953ad71dd4f3f8877a4e1d37e580e30a Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-49962
NVD Published Date:
10/21/2024
NVD Last Modified:
11/08/2024
Source:
kernel.org