CVE-2024-38546 drm: vc4: Fix possible null pointer dereference

What is CVE-2024-38546?

CVE-2024-38546 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 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:

drm: vc4: Fix possible null pointer dereference

In vc4_hdmi_audio_init() of_get_address() may return NULL which is later dereferenced. Fix this bug by adding NULL check.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38546?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38546?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-38546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-38546, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38546, GHSA-9hg8-83gp-55g2, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38546.