5.5

CVE-2024-49962: linux NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49962DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49962
Published 21-10-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-49962 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 51 · Related 48
DLA-4008-1DLA-4075-1MGASA-2024-0344MGASA-2024-0345OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: check null return of ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() in acpi_db_convert_to_package() ACPICA commit 4d4547cf13cca820ff7e0f859ba83e1a610b9fd0 ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED() may fail, elements might be NULL and will cause NULL pointer dereference later. [ rjw: Subject and changelog edits ]

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu135 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-208.228 | < 5.15.0-127.137 | < 6.8.0-54.56
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.4.0-1140.150 | < 5.15.0-1073.79 | < 6.8.0-1023.25
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < 4669da66ebc5b09881487f30669b0fcdb462188e | ≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < 402b4c6b7500c7cca6972d2456a4a422801035b5 | ≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < cbb67e245dacd02b5e1d82733892647df1523982 | ≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < 1c9b8775062f8d854a80caf186af57fc617d454c | ≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < f282db38953ad71dd4f3f8877a4e1d37e580e30a | ≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < 4588ea78d3904bebb613b0bb025669e75800f546 | ≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < a907c113a8b66972f15f084d7dff960207b1f71d | ≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < ae5d4c7e76ba393d20366dfea1f39f24560ffb1d | ≥ 9957510255724c1c746c9a6264c849e9fdd4cd24, < a5242874488eba2b9062985bf13743c029821330 | 4.4
  • linux_kernel< 5.10.227 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.168 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.113 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.55 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.10.14 | ≥ 6.11, < 6.11.3
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.115-1 | < 6.11.4-1

3 vendors · 138 products

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