drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2 [Why] Commit: - commit 5aa1dfcdf0a4 ("drm/mst: Refactor the flow for payload allocation/removement") accidently overwrite the commit - commit 54d217406afe ("drm: use mgr->dev in drm_dbg_kms in drm_dp_add_payload_part2") which cause regression. [How] Recover the original NULL fix and remove the unnecessary input parameter 'state' for drm_dp_add_payload_part2(). (cherry picked from commit 4545614c1d8da603e57b60dd66224d81b6ffc305)
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 6.9.6
- CVEs
- CVE-2024-39498
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 05:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 12 Jul 2024, 12:20 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2 [Why] Commit: - commit 5aa1dfcdf0a4 ("drm/mst: Refactor the flow for payload allocation/removement") accidently overwrite the commit - commit 54d217406afe ("drm: use mgr->dev in drm_dbg_kms in drm_dp_add_payload_part2") which cause regression. [How] Recover the original NULL fix and remove the unnecessary input parameter 'state' for drm_dp_add_payload_part2(). (cherry picked from commit 4545614c1d8da603e57b60dd66224d81b6ffc305)
osv:CVE-2024-39498
Kernel
Fixed versions: 6.9.6
Complete source record
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