CVE Database›Document archive›CVE-2024-26647

CVE-2024-26647

kernel: drm/amd/display: Fix late dereference 'dsc' check in 'link_set_dsc_pps_packet()'

Loading…

Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 3.1

Review impact separately from score.

Published · March 26, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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

drm/amd/display: Fix late derefrence 'dsc' check in 'link_set_dsc_pps_packet()'

In link_set_dsc_pps_packet(), 'struct display_stream_compressor *dsc' was dereferenced in a DC_LOGGER_INIT(dsc->ctx->logger); before the 'dsc' NULL pointer check.

Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/link/link_dpms.c:905 link_set_dsc_pps_packet() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'dsc' (see line 903)

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference