CVE-2024-56711 drm/panel: himax-hx83102: Add a check to prevent NULL pointer dereference
A missing null check in the Linux kernel's Himax panel driver can cause a crash when memory allocation fails, 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-2024-56711?
CVE-2024-56711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 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/panel: himax-hx83102: Add a check to prevent NULL pointer dereference
drm_mode_duplicate() could return NULL due to lack of memory, which will then call NULL pointer dereference. Add a check to prevent it.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56711?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56711?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-56711 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56711 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-56711, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56711, GHSA-68cq-j9f2-ggv4, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56711.