CVE-2024-56696

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunit_kzalloc()

kunit_kzalloc() may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunit_kzalloc() in sound_kunit.c

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 28, 2024
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2024-56696: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix