SB2024062069 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel bridge cadence driver
Published: June 20, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062069
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38548)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the cdns_mhdp_atomic_enable() function in drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/cdns-mhdp8546-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85d1a27402f81f2e04b0e67d20f749c2a14edbb3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89788cd9824c28ffcdea40232c458233353d1896
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca53b7efd4ba6ae92fd2b3085cb099c745e96965
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dcf53e6103b26e7458be71491d0641f49fbd5840
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32fb2ef124c3301656ac6c789a2ef35ef69a66da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47889711da20be9b43e1e136e5cb68df37cbcc79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/935a92a1c400285545198ca2800a4c6c519c650a
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.219
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.161
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.93
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.33
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.12