# CVE-2024-57852: firmware: qcom: scm: smc: Handle missing SCM device

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12
- Published: 2025-02-27 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.11.8, fixed in 6.12
- Linux: 6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: firmware: qcom: scm: smc: Handle missing SCM device Commit ca61d6836e6f ("firmware: qcom: scm: fix a NULL-pointer dereference") makes it explicit that qcom_scm_get_tzmem_pool() can return NULL, therefore its users should handle this.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12) per the references below.
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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/cd955b75849b58b650ca3f87b83bd78cde1da8bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57a811c0886f3f3677bb4619502b35b5bb917f2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94f48ecf0a538019ca2025e0b0da391f8e7cc58c

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