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CVE-2024-56778 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c857e7496d34e5a32a6f75bc024d0b06fd646a Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0d0d6e9d3c26697230bf7dc9e6b52bdb24086f Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82a5312f874fb18f045d9658e9bd290e3b0621c0 Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/837eb99ad3340c7a9febf454f41c8e3edb68ac1e Patch 
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1ab40a1fdfee732c7e6ff2fb8253760293e47e8 Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-56778
NVD Published Date:
01/08/2025
NVD Last Modified:
01/09/2025
Source:
kernel.org