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CVE-2024-56778
drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers in sti_hqvdp_atomic_check
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers in sti_hqvdp_atomic_check The return value of drm_atomic_get_crtc_state() needs to be checked. To avoid use of error pointer 'crtc_state' in case of the failure.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31c857e7496d34e5a32a6f75bc024d0b06fd646a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b0d0d6e9d3c26697230bf7dc9e6b52bdb24086f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82a5312f874fb18f045d9658e9bd290e3b0621c0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/837eb99ad3340c7a9febf454f41c8e3edb68ac1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1ab40a1fdfee732c7e6ff2fb8253760293e47e8
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
dd86dc2f9ae1102f46115be1f1422265c15540f1, 4.6, 0, 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.64, 6.12.4, 6.13
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 8th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.