CVE-2024-49879

MEDIUM EPSS 16.1%
Published Oct 21, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 21, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: omapdrm: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue As it may return NULL pointer and cause NULL pointer dereference. Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
16.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.11  –  <5.10.227
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.168
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.113
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.55
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.10.14
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.11  –  <6.11.3

References 10

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d71916694aceb207fefecf62dfa811ec1108bbd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda89735199683b03f55b807bd1e31a3857520b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334de68eda2b99892ba869c15cb59bc956fd9f42
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57b53e8ffcdfda87d954fc4187426a54fe75a3d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c17a4f52fa3c3dac2dd6a3c38f2de7342d97d74c
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e60b0d3b5aa2e8d934deca9e11215af84e632bc9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e794b7b9b92977365c693760a259f8eef940c536
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f37a1d9e5e22d5489309c3cd2db476dcdcc6530c
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d71916694aceb207fefecf62dfa811ec1108bbd
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda89735199683b03f55b807bd1e31a3857520b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334de68eda2b99892ba869c15cb59bc956fd9f42
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57b53e8ffcdfda87d954fc4187426a54fe75a3d
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e60b0d3b5aa2e8d934deca9e11215af84e632bc9
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e794b7b9b92977365c693760a259f8eef940c536
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f37a1d9e5e22d5489309c3cd2db476dcdcc6530c
    Patch