CVE-2024-49962

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-10-21

Description

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

See more information about CVE-2024-49962 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality:	None
Integrity:	None
Availability:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12884	2024-12-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12884	2024-12-16