CVE-2024-39498
kernel: drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 12, 2024
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
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)
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference