CVE-2024-27037: clk: zynq: Prevent null pointer dereference caused by kmalloc failure

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clk: zynq: Prevent null pointer dereference caused by kmalloc failure The kmalloc() in zynq_clk_setup() will return null if the physical memory has run out. As a result, if we use snprintf() to write data to the null address, the null pointer dereference bug will happen. This patch uses a stack variable to replace the kmalloc().

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 3.11 before 5.15.153; from 5.16 before 6.1.83; from 6.2 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11; from 6.8 before 6.8.2 — fixed in 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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