CVE-2024-56778

kernel: drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers in sti_hqvdp_atomic_check

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 8, 2025

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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

drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers in sti_hqvdp_atomic_check

The return value of drm_atomic_get_crtc_state() needs to be checked. To avoid use of error pointer 'crtc_state' in case of the failure.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-754 · Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions