# CVE-2024-56754: crypto: caam - Fix the pointer passed to caam\_qi\_shutdown()

- 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: 2024-12-29 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: caam - Fix the pointer passed to caam_qi_shutdown() The type of the last parameter given to devm_add_action_or_reset() is "struct caam_drv_private *", but in caam_qi_shutdown(), it is casted to "struct device *". Pass the correct parameter to devm_add_action_or_reset() so that the resources are released as expected.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc386170b3312fd7b5bc4a69a9f52d7f50814526
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6187727e57aec122c8a99c464c74578c810cbe40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66eddb8dcb61065c53098510165f14b54232bcc2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f8e2f597b918ca5827a5c6d00b819d064264d1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84a185aea7b83f620699de0ea36907d588d89cf6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad39df0898d3f469776c19d99229be055cc2dcea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad980b04f51f7fb503530bd1cb328ba5e75a250e

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