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CVE-2024-47743

KEYS: prevent NULL pointer dereference in find_asymmetric_key()

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Descriptions

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

KEYS: prevent NULL pointer dereference in find_asymmetric_key()

In find_asymmetric_key(), if all NULLs are passed in the id_{0,1,2}
arguments, the kernel will first emit WARN but then have an oops
because id_2 gets dereferenced anyway.

Add the missing id_2 check and move WARN_ON() to the final else branch
to avoid duplicate NULL checks.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static
analysis tool.

*Credits: N/A
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Timeline
  • 2024-09-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-10-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-10-21 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-23 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
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Linux
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>= 5.17 < 6.6.54
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Linux
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>= 5.17 < 6.10.13
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Linux
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>= 5.17 < 6.11.2
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Linux
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>= 5.17 < 6.12-rc1
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