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CVE-2024-42303: Linux kernel can crash during i.MX PXP initialization
CVE-2024-42303 · published 2 years ago
Summary
The Linux kernel’s i.MX PXP driver may try to use a pointer that is invalid if a hardware register map fails to set up. This can cause the system to freeze or restart. Apply the latest kernel updates from your distribution to get the fix.
What to do
- Update debian linux to version 6.10.3-1.
- Update linux kernel to version 6.10.3.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | linux | linux_kernel |
>= 6.3, < 6.6.44 >= 6.7, < 6.10.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Debian:13 | debian | linux |
< 6.10.3-1 Fix: upgrade to 6.10.3-1
|
| Linux | linux | kernel |
>= 6.7.0, < 6.10.3 Fix: upgrade to 6.10.3
|
Original advisory text
media: imx-pxp: Fix ERR_PTR dereference in pxp_probe()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: imx-pxp: Fix ERR_PTR dereference in pxp_probe() devm_regmap_init_mmio() can fail, add a check and bail out in case of error.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/358bc85269d6a359fea597ef9fbb429cd3626e08 URL
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e9ce68ae98551da9c161aaab12b41fe8601856 URL
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-42303 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/42xxx/CVE-2024-42303... Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42303 Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git Product
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ab6ac4e9e165b0fe8a326308218337007224f05 URL
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker partial control
Type
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
Timeline
Published17 Aug 2024
Updated2 Nov 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
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