CVE-2024-50156
drm/msm: Avoid NULL dereference in msm_disp_state_print_regs()
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Nov 7, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 21, 2024
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: Avoid NULL dereference in msm_disp_state_print_regs()
If the allocation in msm_disp_state_dump_regs() failed then `block->state` can be NULL. The msm_disp_state_print_regs() function _does_ have code to try to handle it with:
if (*reg) dump_addr = *reg;
...but since "dump_addr" is initialized to NULL the above is actually a noop. The code then goes on to dereference `dump_addr`.
Make the function print "Registers not stored" when it sees a NULL to solve this. Since we're touching the code, fix msm_disp_state_print_regs() not to pointlessly take a double-pointer and properly mark the pointer as `const`.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/619657/
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42cf045086feae77b212f0f66e742b91a5b566b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e9f2a12a6214080c8ea83220a596f6e1dedc6c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ad916273483748582d97cfa31054ccb19224f3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/563aa81fd66a4e7e6e551a0e02bcc23957cafe2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293f53263266bc4340d777268ab4328a97f041fa
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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