SB20250226470 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel video fbdev driver
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226470
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-2021-47652)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the ufx_usb_probe() function in drivers/video/fbdev/smscufx.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/0fd28daec73525382e5c992db8743bf76e42cd5c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1791f487f877a9e83d81c8677bd3e7b259e7cb27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ec3e678d76419f207b9cdd338dda438ca10b1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9280ef235b05e8f19f8bc6d547b992f0a0ef398d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c420b540db4b5d69de0a36d8b9d9a6a79a04f05a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1b6a1f0c23b7164250479bf92e2893291dca539
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d396c651e2b508b6179bb678cc029f3becbf5170
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da8b269cc0a2526ebeaccbe2484c999eb0f822cf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3a6cc7385b89ec2303f39dfc3bafa4e24cec4b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.238