# CVE-2024-58020: HID: multitouch: Add NULL check in mt\_input\_configured

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 4.15, and 6 more
- Published: 2025-02-27 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from df7ca43fe090e1a56c216c8ebc106ef5fd49afc6, fixed in a04d96ef67a42165f93194eef22a270acba4b74c; from 15ec7cb55e7d88755aa01d44a7a1015a42bfce86, fixed in a6bfd3856e9f3da083f177753c623d58ba935e0a; from dde88ab4e45beb60b217026207aa9c14c88d71ab, fixed in 2052b44cd0a62b6fdbe3371e5ba6029c56c400ca; from 2763732ec1e68910719c75b6b896e11b6d3d622b, fixed in 4e7113f591163d99adc7cbcd7295030c8c5d3fc7; from 4794394635293a3e74591351fff469cea7ad15a2, fixed in 62f8bf06262b6fc55c58f4c5256140f1382f3b01; from 4794394635293a3e74591351fff469cea7ad15a2, fixed in aa879ef6d3acf96fa2c7122d0632061d4ea58d48; from 4794394635293a3e74591351fff469cea7ad15a2, fixed in 97c09cc2e72769edb6994b531edcfa313b96bade; from 4794394635293a3e74591351fff469cea7ad15a2, fixed in 9b8e2220d3a052a690b1d1b23019673e612494c5; from 5.4.257, fixed in 5.4.291; from 5.10.195, fixed in 5.10.235; from 5.15.132, fixed in 5.15.179; from 6.1.53, fixed in 6.1.129; from 4.14.326, fixed in 4.15; from 4.19.295, fixed in 4.20; from 6.4.16, fixed in 6.5; from 6.5.3, fixed in 6.6
- Linux: 6.6
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 5.4.291; from 5.5.0, fixed in 5.10.235; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.179; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.129; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.79; from 6.6.0, fixed in 6.12.16; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.13.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: multitouch: Add NULL check in mt_input_configured devm_kasprintf() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in mt_input_configured() is not checked. Add NULL check in mt_input_configured(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.4.291, 5.10.235, 5.15.179, 6.1.129, 4.15) 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/a04d96ef67a42165f93194eef22a270acba4b74c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6bfd3856e9f3da083f177753c623d58ba935e0a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2052b44cd0a62b6fdbe3371e5ba6029c56c400ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e7113f591163d99adc7cbcd7295030c8c5d3fc7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62f8bf06262b6fc55c58f4c5256140f1382f3b01
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa879ef6d3acf96fa2c7122d0632061d4ea58d48
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97c09cc2e72769edb6994b531edcfa313b96bade
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b8e2220d3a052a690b1d1b23019673e612494c5

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