CVE-2024-53050
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Nov 19, 2024
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
CWE ID 476
Summary
CVE-2024-53050 is a recently identified vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/i915/hdcp module. This issue involved a null pointer error in the function hdcp2_get_capability and intel_hdcp2_get_capability, which were both missing an encoder check. This oversight could potentially lead to a kernel crash or other unexpected behavior when handling HDCP-related operations. The vulnerability has been addressed with the addition of an encoder check to these functions, ensuring a more robust and secure HDCP implementation in the Linux kernel.
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