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CVE-2024-58051: ipmi: ipmb: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value

• 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: 2025-03-06 · updated 2026-10-15
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ipmi: ipmb: Add check devm_kasprintf() returned value devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.3 before 5.4.291; from 5.5 before 5.10.235; from 5.11 before 5.15.179; from 5.16 before 6.1.129; from 6.2 before 6.6.76; from 6.7 before 6.12.13 — fixed in 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 5.4.291, 6.1.129, 6.12.13, 6.13.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 5.4.291, 6.1.129. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a8a17c5ce9cb5a82797602bff9819ac732d2ff5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2378bd0b264ad3a1f76bd957caf33ee0c7945351
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/312a6445036d692bc5665307eeafa4508c33c4b5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c9caf86d04dcb10e9fd8cd9db8eb79b5bfcc4d8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a63284d415d4d114abd8be6e66a9558f3ca0702d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/caac520350546e736894d14e051b64a9edb3600c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e529fbcf1f35f5fc3c839df7f06c3e3d02579715
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb288ab33fd87579789cb331209ff09e988ff4f7
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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