5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-56776
Linux Kernel DEREFerence Error (Drm/Sti) Memory Leak
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 8, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 9, 2025, 9:41 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-56776 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-754
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.6 up to (excluding) 5.15.174 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.120 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.64 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.4
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40725c5fabee804fecce41d4d5c5bae80c45e1c4 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40725c5fabee804fecce41d4d5c5bae80c45e1c4 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/831214f77037de02afc287eae93ce97f218d8c04 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/831214f77037de02afc287eae93ce97f218d8c04 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ab73ac97c0fa528f66eeccd9bb53eb6eb7d20dc No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ab73ac97c0fa528f66eeccd9bb53eb6eb7d20dc Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e98ff67f5a68114804607de549c2350d27628fc7 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e98ff67f5a68114804607de549c2350d27628fc7 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f67786293193cf01ebcc6fdbcbd1587b24f52679 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f67786293193cf01ebcc6fdbcbd1587b24f52679 Patch
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jan. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers 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.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40725c5fabee804fecce41d4d5c5bae80c45e1c4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/831214f77037de02afc287eae93ce97f218d8c04
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ab73ac97c0fa528f66eeccd9bb53eb6eb7d20dc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e98ff67f5a68114804607de549c2350d27628fc7
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f67786293193cf01ebcc6fdbcbd1587b24f52679
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