CVE-2024-38637

Updated: 2025-11-10 01:01:58.501779

Description:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: greybus: lights: check return of get_channel_from_mode If channel for the given node is not found we return null from get_channel_from_mode. Make sure we validate the return pointer before using it in two of the missing places. This was originally reported in [0]: Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. [0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240301190425.120605-1-m.lobanov@rosalinux.ru


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-09-23 07:59:14 This issue is confined to the Greybus lights staging driver and results in a NULL‑pointer derefere...
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-09-23 07:59:15 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-09-23 07:59:15 Ignored due to low severity
CentOS Stream 8 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-09-23 07:59:14 Ignored due to low severity
Oracle Linux 7 ELS kernel-uek 5.4.17 5.5 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-09-30 16:06:55 Ignored due to low severity
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux-hwe 4.15.0 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2024:1723808285 2024-08-16 12:12:41
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux 4.4.0 5.5 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2024-11-27 12:01:37
Ubuntu 18.04 ELS linux 4.15.0 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2024:1723806933 2024-08-16 12:16:41