CVE-2024-53078 drm/tegra: Fix NULL vs IS_ERR() check in probe()
A NULL pointer dereference in the Tegra DRM driver probe function can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch.
- 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-2024-53078?
CVE-2024-53078 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/tegra: Fix NULL vs IS_ERR() check in probe()
The iommu_paging_domain_alloc() function doesn't return NULL pointers, it returns error pointers. Update the check to match.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53078?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-53078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-53078, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53078, GHSA-pjh6-pqrj-qmjf, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53078.