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Vulnerability · Published Jan 8, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-56778drm/sti: avoid potential dereference of error pointers in sti_hqvdp_atomic_check

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.123-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56778
Debian:13linux6.12.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56778
Debian:14linux6.12.5-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux5.15.0-135.146UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-58.60UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws5.15.0-1080.87UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1027.29UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure5.15.0-1084.93UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1027.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1027.32~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.15.0-1084.93.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1014.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp5.15.0-1079.88UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1028.30UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1028.30~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gke5.15.0-1077.83UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1023.27UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.15.0-1062.70UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1010.12UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.116.11.0-21.21~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-58.60~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm5.15.0-1072.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1024.24~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtime5.15.0-1073.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotg5.15.0-1075.81UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvm5.15.0-1076.81UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency5.15.0-135.146UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-58.60.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia5.15.0-1074.75UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1026.29UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1026.29~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1026.29.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra5.15.0-1033.33UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1008.8UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igx5.15.0-1021.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1026.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle5.15.0-1077.83UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1024.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1024.25~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspi5.15.0-1074.77UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1028.32UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-58.60.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmp5.15.0-1044.48UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56778

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux dd86dc2f9ae1102f46115be1f1422265c15540f1 – before 31c857e7496d34e5a32a6f75bc024d0b06fd646add86dc2f9ae1102f46115be1f1422265c15540f1 – before 6b0d0d6e9d3c26697230bf7dc9e6b52bdb24086fdd86dc2f9ae1102f46115be1f1422265c15540f1 – before 82a5312f874fb18f045d9658e9bd290e3b0621c0dd86dc2f9ae1102f46115be1f1422265c15540f1 – before 837eb99ad3340c7a9febf454f41c8e3edb68ac1edd86dc2f9ae1102f46115be1f1422265c15540f1 – before c1ab40a1fdfee732c7e6ff2fb8253760293e47e8
Linux Linux 4.6

Weakness: CWE-754 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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