# CVE-2024-47743: KEYS: prevent NULL pointer dereference in find\_asymmetric\_key()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KEYS: prevent NULL pointer dereference in find_asymmetric_key() In find_asymmetric_key(), if all NULLs are passed in the id_{0,1,2} arguments, the kernel will first emit WARN but then have an oops because id_2 gets dereferenced anyway. Add the missing id_2 check and move WARN_ON() to the final else branch to avoid duplicate NULL checks. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace static analysis tool.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3322fa8f2aa40b0b3651034cd541647a600cc6c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3765b497a4f5224cb2f7a6a2d3357d3066214ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13b5b401ead95b5d8266f64904086c55b6024900
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d3b0706ada15c333e6f9faf19590ff715e45d1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70fd1966c93bf3bfe3fe6d753eb3d83a76597eef

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