# CVE-2024-50069: pinctrl: apple: check devm\_kasprintf() returned value

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-29 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.16

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: pinctrl: apple: 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. Found by code review.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a4d4dbef622ac8796a6665e0080da2685f9220a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad940e2dd789155f99ecafa71a7baf6f96530bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d2296fb7c80fdc9925d29a8e85d617cad08731a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665a58fe663ac7a9ea618dc0b29881649324b116

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