CVE-2024-42278: ASoC: TAS2781: Fix tasdev_load_calibrated_data()
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-42278 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 10Timeline
- 17-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: TAS2781: Fix tasdev_load_calibrated_data() This function has a reversed if statement so it's either a no-op or it leads to a NULL dereference.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.22%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
13%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.22% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu92 products
- linux< 6.8.0-50.51
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 6.8.0-1020.22
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 57847c2ec5fb5e951fe9028f9e587e3e878d9129, < 6d98741dbd1309a6f2d7cffbb10a8f036ec3ca06 | ≥ b195acf5266d2dee4067f89345c3e6b88d925311, < 51be301d29d674ff328dfcf23705851f326f35b3 | ≥ b195acf5266d2dee4067f89345c3e6b88d925311, < 92c78222168e9035a9bfb8841c2e56ce23e51f73 | ddcf2bb619e3955f0e372d4bd8558758fd56303f | ≥ 6.6.33, < 6.6.44 | ≥ 6.9.4, < 6.10 | 6.10
- linux_kernel≥ 6.6.33, < 6.6.44 | ≥ 6.9.4, < 6.10 | ≥ 6.10, < 6.10.3
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.10.3-1
3 vendors · 95 products
