CVE-2024-56537 drm: xlnx: zynqmp_disp: layer may be null while releasing

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the Xilinx ZynqMP display driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.

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-2024-56537?

CVE-2024-56537 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: xlnx: zynqmp_disp: layer may be null while releasing

layer->info can be null if we have an error on the first layer in zynqmp_disp_create_layers

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56537?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56537?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-56537 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56537 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-56537, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56537, GHSA-gcx9-rwpp-wvvr, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56537.

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