In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
crypto: rsa - add a check for allocation failure
Static checkers insist that the mpi_alloc() allocation can fail so add a check to prevent a NULL dereference. Small allocations like this cant actually fail in current kernels, but adding a check is very simple and makes the static checkers happy.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.5.0 (including) | 6.6.14 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 6.7.0 (including) | 6.7.2 (excluding) |