Bug 2169191 - kernel: alauda_init_media in drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the NULL Pointer Dereference
Summary: kernel: alauda_init_media in drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c lacks check of the ...
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Status: NEW
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Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2169192 2169193 2169194 2169195 2169196
Blocks: 2167953
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Reported: 2023-02-12 16:41 UTC by Alex
Modified: 2023-07-25 07:11 UTC (History)
36 users (show)

Fixed In Version: Linux kernel 6.1-rc8
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A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel Olympus MAUSB-10 and Fujifilm DPC-R1 USB Card reader/writer devices driver was found in the way user insert device when both out of memory happens. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
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Description Alex 2023-02-12 16:41:24 UTC 
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 6.1-rc8.
alauda_init_media in drivers/usb/storage/alauda.c
lacks check of the return value of kcalloc() and will cause the
NULL Pointer Dereference.

Reference:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c35ca10f53c51eeb610d3f8fbc6dd6d511b58a58
Comment 1 Alex 2023-02-12 16:41:51 UTC 
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2169192]
Comment 4 Justin M. Forbes 2023-03-01 19:24:47 UTC 
This was fixed for Fedora with the 6.0.16 stable kernel updates.
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