{"cve":"CVE-2024-43875","nvd":{"published":"2024-08-21T01:15:11.910","modified":"2026-06-17T07:51:54.270","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nPCI: endpoint: Clean up error handling in vpci_scan_bus()\n\nSmatch complains about inconsistent NULL checking in vpci_scan_bus():\n\n    drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c:1024 vpci_scan_bus() error: we previously assumed 'vpci_bus' could be null (see line 1021)\n\nInstead of printing an error message and then crashing we should return\nan error code and clean up.\n\nAlso the NULL check is reversed so it prints an error for success\ninstead of failure.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e27e2e8697b8ce96cdef43f135426525d9d1f8f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24414c842a24d0fd498f9db6d2a762a8dddf1832","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d368de78b60088ec9031c60c88976c0063ea4c0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e0f5a96c534f781e8c57ca30459448b3bfe5429","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9e8695246bcfc028341470cbf92630cdc1ba36b"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:54:16.205165117+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-43875","score":0.00212,"percentile":0.11528,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}