# CVE-2024-56580: media: qcom: camss: fix error path on configuration of power domains

> A null pointer dereference in the Qualcomm CAMSS driver causes a kernel crash during power domain configuration errors, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-56580, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56580, GHSA-j53q-3928-9255, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56580

## What is CVE-2024-56580?

CVE-2024-56580 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:

media: qcom: camss: fix error path on configuration of power domains

There is a chance to meet runtime issues during configuration of CAMSS
power domains, because on the error path dev_pm_domain_detach() is
unexpectedly called with NULL or error pointer.

One of the simplest ways to reproduce the problem is to probe CAMSS
driver before registration of CAMSS power domains, for instance if
a platform CAMCC driver is simply not built.

Warning backtrace example:

    Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000000001a2

    <snip>

    pc : dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48
    lr : camss_probe+0x374/0x9c0

    <snip>

    Call trace:
     dev_pm_domain_detach+0x8/0x48
     platform_probe+0x70/0xf0
     really_probe+0xc4/0x2a8
     __driver_probe_device+0x80/0x140
     driver_probe_device+0x48/0x170
     __device_attach_driver+0xc0/0x148
     bus_for_each_drv+0x88/0xf0
     __device_attach+0xb0/0x1c0
     device_initial_probe+0x1c/0x30
     bus_probe_device+0xb4/0xc0
     deferred_probe_work_func+0x90/0xd0
     process_one_work+0x164/0x3e0
     worker_thread+0x310/0x420
     kthread+0x120/0x130
     ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56580?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-56580?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-56580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-56580 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-56580 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56580/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56580/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56580
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56580
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-56580

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