VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2024-56778
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.21%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-754
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c857e7496d34e5a32a6f75bc024d0b06fd646aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0d0d6e9d3c26697230bf7dc9e6b52bdb24086fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82a5312f874fb18f045d9658e9bd290e3b0621c0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/837eb99ad3340c7a9febf454f41c8e3edb68ac1ePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1ab40a1fdfee732c7e6ff2fb8253760293e47e8Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.