CVE-2024-27071 backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
A missing NULL pointer check in the Linux kernel backlight driver can cause a system crash when optional pins are not configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-27071?
CVE-2024-27071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference
The "im" pins are optional. Add missing check in the hx8357_probe().
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27071?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27071?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-27071 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27071 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-27071, GHSA-wr42-h5m2-qmx6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27071.