# DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24856: acpica-unix security update

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-24856, released April 17, 2024, fixes 1 CVE in acpica-unix (version 20240827-2). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-24856
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Apr 17, 2024
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2024-24856)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-24856

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [acpica-unix](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/acpica-unix.md) | Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 20240827-2 |
| [acpica-unix](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/acpica-unix.md) | Debian 14 | 20240827-2 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-24856](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-24856.md) | Routine | NULL pointer deference in acpi_db_convert_to_package of Linux acpi module | 5.3 | 0.0017 |  |

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