Bug 8750 (CVE-2024-24863) - fix a possible null pointer dereference in malidp_mw_connector_reset
Summary: fix a possible null pointer dereference in malidp_mw_connector_reset
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: CVE-2024-24863
Product: ANCK 5.10 Dev
Classification: ANCK
Component: drivers (show other bugs) drivers
Version: 5.10.y-16
Hardware: All Linux
: P3-Medium S3-normal
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Assignee: Shiloong
QA Contact: shuming
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Reported: 2024-04-12 16:40 UTC by Shiloong
Modified: 2024-04-29 09:36 UTC (History)
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Description Shiloong admin 2024-04-12 16:40:50 UTC 
on behalf of 刘怀远 <qq810974084@gmail.com>:

在malidp_mw_connector_reset函数中，调用kzalloc函数申请内存的行为不保证成功，同时没有在解引用前进行检查，从而导致空指针解引用。
该模块被编译进内核中，发生空指针解引用会导致kernel panic并挂起系统
Comment 1 Shiloong admin 2024-04-12 16:45:36 UTC 
the bugfix has been accepted by the maintainer:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240407063053.5481-1-qq810974084@gmail.com/

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