CVE-2024-53069: firmware: qcom: scm: fix a NULL-pointer dereference

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: 2024-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: qcom: scm: fix a NULL-pointer dereference Some SCM calls can be invoked with __scm being NULL (the driver may not have been and will not be probed as there's no SCM entry in device-tree). Make sure we don't dereference a NULL pointer.

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 6.11 before 6.11.8; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3, 6.12-rc4, 6.12-rc5, 6.12-rc6 — fixed in 6.11.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d36e2b1d803f0d1cc674115d295a8f20ddb9268
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca61d6836e6f4442a77762e1074d2706a2a6e578

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