CVE-2024-53200 drm/amd/display: Fix null check for pipe_ctx->plane_state in hwss_setup_dpp

What is CVE-2024-53200?

CVE-2024-53200 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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/amd/display: Fix null check for pipe_ctx->plane_state in hwss_setup_dpp

This commit addresses a null pointer dereference issue in hwss_setup_dpp(). The issue could occur when pipe_ctx->plane_state is null. The fix adds a check to ensure `pipe_ctx->plane_state` is not null before accessing. This prevents a null pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53200?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-53200?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-53200 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-55127, BELL-CVE-2024-53200, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53200, GHSA-65hj-3frp-cwqp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53200.