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CVE-2024-49860
ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: sysfs: validate return type of _STR method Only buffer objects are valid return values of _STR. If something else is returned description_show() will access invalid memory.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/92fd5209fc014405f63a7db79802ca4b01dc0c05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2364b6af90c6b6d8a4783e0d3481ca80af699554
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b081991c4363e072e1748efed0bbec8a77daba5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdfb9178a3bba843c95c2117c82c15f1a64b9ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c8d007c14aefc3f2ddf71e4c40713733dc827be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0921ecd4ddc14646bb5511f49db4d7d3b0829f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51e5a88f2e7224858b261546cf6b3037dfb1323
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f51f711d36e61fbb87c67b524fd200e05172668d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bb1e7d027413835b086aed35bc3f0713bc0f72b
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
d1efe3c324ead77d3f6cd85093b50f6bd2e17aba, 3.7, 0, 4.19.323, 5.4.285, 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.54, 6.10.13, 6.11.2, 6.12
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 21st, 2024
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.