Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-26770

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nvidia-shield: Add missing null pointer checks to LED initialization devmkasprintf...

CVE-2024-26770

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel during LED initialization in the devmkasprintf function, which returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory. This pointer could return NULL if the function fails, which could result in crashes or undefined behavior...

CVE-2024-26770

CVE-2024-26770 concerns the Linux kernel HID for the Nvidia Shield: a missing null-pointer check in LED initialization (led init path) could dereference NULL after devm_kasprintf() returns NULL. The issue arises during LED initialization within the Nvidia Shield HID handling; the CVSSv3.1 vector ...

CVE-2024-26770 HID: nvidia-shield: Add missing null pointer checks to LED initialization

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: nvidia-shield: Add missing null pointer checks to LED initialization devmkasprintf returns a pointer to dynamically allocated memory which can be NULL upon failure. Ensure the allocation was successful by checking the pointe...