What is CVE-2024-26661?

CVE-2024-26661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-26661?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Linux

CVE-2024-26661

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add NULL test for 'timing generator' in 'dcn21_set_pipe()' In "u32 otg_inst = pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg->inst;" pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg could be NULL, it is relying on the caller to ensure the tg is not NULL.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 474ac4a875ca6fea3fc5183d3ad22ef7523dca53, 5.9, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26661?: CVE-2024-26661 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-26661?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.