CVE-2024-56778
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Jan 8, 2025
Updated: Jan 9, 2025
CWE ID 754
Summary
CVE-2024-56778 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel that has been addressed. The issue lies in the drm/sti module, specifically in the function sti_hqvdp_atomic_check. This vulnerability could result in the dereference of error pointers, potentially leading to serious consequences. The root cause is the failure to check the return value of drm_atomic_get_crtc_state() before using the 'crtc_state' pointer. This oversight has been rectified to prevent such incidents.
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