CVE-2024-53051 drm/i915/hdcp: Add encoder check in intel_hdcp_get_capability
A null pointer dereference in the Intel i915 graphics driver can cause a kernel crash during hotplug or suspend/resume events.
- 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-2024-53051?
CVE-2024-53051 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Nov 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/i915/hdcp: Add encoder check in intel_hdcp_get_capability
Sometimes during hotplug scenario or suspend/resume scenario encoder is not always initialized when intel_hdcp_get_capability add a check to avoid kernel null pointer dereference.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53051?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53051?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-53051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-53882, AZL-53939, BELL-CVE-2024-53051, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53051, GHSA-h7jr-f9m2-rr37, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-53051 and 3 more.