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drm/mst: Fix NULL pointer dereference at drm_dp_add_payload_part2

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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 source

Published 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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