CVE-2024-43894
drm/client: fix null pointer dereference in drm_client_modeset_probe
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 26, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 17, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/client: fix null pointer dereference in drm_client_modeset_probe
In drm_client_modeset_probe(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is assigned to modeset->mode, which will lead to a possible NULL pointer dereference on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ddda932c43ffe156c7f3c568bed85131c63ae6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5291d4f73452c91e8a11f71207617e3e234d418e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c763dfe09425152b6bb0e348900a637c62c2ce52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64847c383100423aecb6ac5f18be5f4316d9d62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d64fc94f7bb24fc2be0d6bd5df8df926da461a6d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/612cae53e99ce32a58cb821b3b67199eb6e92dff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/113fd6372a5bb3689aba8ef5b8a265ed1529a78f
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
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