CVE-2024-39498

drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2

published July 12, 2024

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
14.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2

[Why]

Commit:

- commit 5aa1dfcdf0a4 ("drm/mst: Refactor the flow for payload allocation/removement")

accidently overwrite the commit

- commit 54d217406afe ("drm: use mgr->dev in drm_dbg_kms in drm_dp_add_payload_part2")

which cause regression.

[How]

Recover the original NULL fix and remove the unnecessary input parameter 'state' for

drm_dp_add_payload_part2().

(cherry picked from commit 4545614c1d8da603e57b60dd66224d81b6ffc305)

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00238 · 14.0th percentile
Published
2024-07-12T12:20Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 JUL 12:20Z
    drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2
    cvelistv5