linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference...
CVE-2024-49941 is fixed in linux on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49941, released October 21, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpiolib: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in gpiod_get_label() In `gpiod_get_label()`, it is possible that `srcu_dereference_check()` may return a NULL pointer, leading to a scenario where `label->str` is accessed without verifying if `label` itself is NULL. This patch adds a proper NULL check for `label` before accessing `label->str`. The check for `label->str != NULL` is removed because `label->str` can never be NULL if `label` is not NULL. This fixes the issue where the label name was being printed as `(efault)` when dumping the sysfs GPIO file when `label == NULL`.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.11.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49941 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.11.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49941 | Oct 21, 2024 |