FKIE_CVE-2024-43824

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-08-17 10:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:51
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-test: Make use of cached 'epc_features' in pci_epf_test_core_init() Instead of getting the epc_features from pci_epc_get_features() API, use the cached pci_epf_test::epc_features value to avoid the NULL check. Since the NULL check is already performed in pci_epf_test_bind(), having one more check in pci_epf_test_core_init() is redundant and it is not possible to hit the NULL pointer dereference. Also with commit a01e7214bef9 ("PCI: endpoint: Remove "core_init_notifier" flag"), 'epc_features' got dereferenced without the NULL check, leading to the following false positive Smatch warning: drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c:784 pci_epf_test_core_init() error: we previously assumed 'epc_features' could be null (see line 747) Thus, remove the redundant NULL check and also use the epc_features:: {msix_capable/msi_capable} flags directly to avoid local variables. [kwilczynski: commit log]
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a5095a8bd1bd349cce1c879e5e44407a34dda8aPatch
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af4ad016abb1632ff7ee598a6037952b495e5b80Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPCI: endpoint: pci-epf-test: Make use of cached \u0027epc_features\u0027 in pci_epf_test_core_init()\n\nInstead of getting the epc_features from pci_epc_get_features() API, use\nthe cached pci_epf_test::epc_features value to avoid the NULL check. Since\nthe NULL check is already performed in pci_epf_test_bind(), having one more\ncheck in pci_epf_test_core_init() is redundant and it is not possible to\nhit the NULL pointer dereference.\n\nAlso with commit a01e7214bef9 (\"PCI: endpoint: Remove \"core_init_notifier\"\nflag\"), \u0027epc_features\u0027 got dereferenced without the NULL check, leading to\nthe following false positive Smatch warning:\n\n  drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c:784 pci_epf_test_core_init() error: we previously assumed \u0027epc_features\u0027 could be null (see line 747)\n\nThus, remove the redundant NULL check and also use the epc_features::\n{msix_capable/msi_capable} flags directly to avoid local variables.\n\n[kwilczynski: commit log]"
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      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-test: utilice \u0027epc_features\u0027 en cach\u00e9 en pci_epf_test_core_init() En lugar de obtener epc_features de la API pci_epc_get_features(), utilice pci_epf_test en cach\u00e9:: Valor epc_features para evitar la verificaci\u00f3n NULL. Dado que la verificaci\u00f3n NULL ya se realiza en pci_epf_test_bind(), tener una verificaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s en pci_epf_test_core_init() es redundante y no es posible alcanzar la desreferencia del puntero NULL. Adem\u00e1s, con el commit a01e7214bef9 (\"PCI: endpoint: Remove \"core_init_notifier\" flag\"), se elimin\u00f3 la referencia a \u0027epc_features\u0027 sin la verificaci\u00f3n NULL, lo que gener\u00f3 la siguiente advertencia de falso positivo Smatch: drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test .c:784 Error de pci_epf_test_core_init(): anteriormente asumimos que \u0027epc_features\u0027 podr\u00eda ser nulo (consulte la l\u00ednea 747). Por lo tanto, elimine la verificaci\u00f3n NULL redundante y tambi\u00e9n use los indicadores epc_features:: {msix_capable/msi_capable} directamente para evitar variables locales. [kwilczynski: registro de confirmaci\u00f3n]"
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T07:51:47.050",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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