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CVE-2024-26784 — Linux Linux Kernel security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pmdomain: arm: Fix NULL dereference on scmi_perf_domain removal On unloading of the scmi_perf_domain module got the below splat, when in the DT provided to the system under test the '#power-domain-cells' property was missing. Indeed, this particular setup causes the probe to bail out early without giving any error, which leads to the ->remove() callback gets to run too, but without all the expected initialized structures in place. Add a check and bail out early on remove too. Call trace: scmi_perf_domain_remove+0x28/0x70 [scmi_perf_domain] scmi_dev_remove+0x28/0x40 [scmi_core] device_remove+0x54/0x90 device_release_driver_internal+0x1dc/0x240 driver_detach+0x58/0xa8 bus_remove_driver+0x78/0x108 driver_unregister+0x38/0x70 scmi_driver_unregister+0x28/0x180 [scmi_core] scmi_perf_domain_driver_exit+0x18/0xb78 [scmi_perf_domain] __arm64_sys_delete_module+0x1a8/0x2c0 invoke_syscall+0x50/0x128 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x48/0xf0 do_el0_svc+0x24/0x38 el0_svc+0x34/0xb8 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x100/0x130 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x198 Code: a90153f3 f9403c14 f9414800 955f8a05 (b9400a80) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (3.1)
Published
2024-04-04
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel
  • linux / linux_kernel / 6.8

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Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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