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CVE-2024-42282

CVE-2024-42282MEDIUM

Linux Linux — net: mediatek: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dummy net_device handling

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0022   11.7     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    d5d57501f543f48df8b76a4af59def9a894b396f –  —
  Linux    6.10 –                                      6.10.3

TIMELINE
  Jul 30  Reserved by Linux
  Aug 17  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Oct 3   ENRICHED — CVE-2024-42282 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-476 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: mediatek: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in dummy net_device handling Move the freeing of the dummy net_device from mtk_free_dev() to mtk_remove(). Previously, if alloc_netdev_dummy() failed in mtk_probe(), eth->dummy_dev would be NULL. The error path would then call mtk_free_dev(), which in turn called free_netdev() assuming dummy_dev was allocated (but it was not), potentially causing a NULL pointer dereference. By moving free_netdev() to mtk_remove(), we ensure it's only called when mtk_probe() has succeeded and dummy_dev is fully allocated. This addresses a potential NULL pointer dereference detected by Smatch[1].

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 30, 2024	Reserved	Reserved by Linux
August 17, 2024	Published	Published (CNA: Linux)
October 3, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2024-42282 (Linux). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Linux	Linux	—	d5d57501f543f48df8b76a4af59def9a894b396f	—
Linux	Linux	—	6.10	6.10.3

Weaknesses

CWE-476

References (3)

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-42282 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-476

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