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CVE-2024-56696
ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunit_kzalloc()
Vulnerability 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
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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Affected Vendor
Linux
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Vulnerable Versions:
3e39acf56ededdebd1033349a16b704839b94b28, 6.9, 0, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 28th, 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
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