CVE-2024-26771: dmaengine: ti: edma: Add some null pointer checks to the edma_probe

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: ti: edma: Add some null pointer checks to the edma_probe devm_kasprintf() returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointer validity.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 10.0
Linux kernel: before 5.10.211; from 5.11 before 5.15.150; from 5.16 before 6.1.80; from 6.2 before 6.6.19; from 6.7 before 6.7.7; 6.8-rc1, 6.8-rc2 — fixed in 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19, 6.7.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.211, 5.15.150, 6.1.80, 6.6.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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