Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-49901drm/msm/adreno: Assign msm_gpu->pdev earlier to avoid nullptrs

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 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.4% 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/msm/adreno: Assign msm_gpu->pdev earlier to avoid nullptrs There are some cases, such as the one uncovered by Commit 46d4efcccc68 ("drm/msm/a6xx: Avoid a nullptr dereference when speedbin setting fails") where msm_gpu_cleanup() : platform_set_drvdata(gpu->pdev, NULL); is called on gpu->pdev == NULL, as the GPU device has not been fully initialized yet. Turns out that there's more than just the aforementioned path that causes this to happen (e.g. the case when there's speedbin data in the catalog, but opp-supported-hw is missing in DT). Assigning msm_gpu->pdev earlier seems like the least painful solution to this, therefore do so. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/602742/

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2024-49901
Debian:13linux6.11.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49901
Debian:14linux6.11.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux6.8.0-54.56UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws6.8.0-1023.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.86.8.0-1023.25~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure6.8.0-1025.30UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.86.8.0-1025.30~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia6.8.0-1014.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp6.8.0-1024.26UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.86.8.0-1024.26~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gke6.8.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeop6.8.0-1006.8UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.86.8.0-57.59~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibm6.8.0-1022.22UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.86.8.0-1023.23~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency6.8.0-54.56.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.86.8.0-54.56.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia6.8.0-1022.25UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.86.8.0-1022.25~22.04.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatency6.8.0-1022.25.2UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1015.15UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.86.8.0-1024.24UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle6.8.0-1020.21UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.86.8.0-1020.21~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi6.8.0-1019.23UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-53.55.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.86.8.0-53.55.1~22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinx6.8.0-1017.18UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49901

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 0cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 – before 4a48e2e501267c8d0a9a10ada41d960ddb2dae220cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 – before 542e679cd4ec93c959b014df9c31b4888e92bac80cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 – before 24168aae5a5010fa7d5068a318366e847ec3ad1e0cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 – before 9288a9676c529ad9c856096db68fad812499bc4a0cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 – before 9773737375b20070ea935203fd66cb9fa17c5acb0cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 – before e8ac2060597a5768e4699bb61d604b4c09927b850cf6c71d70d8aa39b8fd0e39c9009602a0e0d300 – before 16007768551d5bfe53426645401435ca8d2ef54f
Linux Linux 3.12

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