# CVE-2024-42298: ASoC: fsl: fsl\_qmc\_audio: Check devm\_kasprintf() returned value

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-17 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: fsl: fsl_qmc_audio: Check devm_kasprintf() returned value devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure but this returned value is not checked. Fix this lack and check the returned value.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4205dfcfe96182118e54343954827eda51b2135
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af466037fa2b263e8ea5c47285513d2487e17d90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e62599902327d27687693f6e5253a5d56583db58

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