CVE-2021-47165
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 4.14.226-4.14.235 - NULL Pointer Dereference in DRM Meson Shutdown Handler
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/meson: fix shutdown crash when component not probed When main component is not probed, by example when the dw-hdmi module is not loaded yet or in probe defer, the following crash appears on shutdown: Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000038 ... pc : meson_drv_shutdown+0x24/0x50 lr : platform_drv_shutdown+0x20/0x30 ... Call trace: meson_drv_shutdown+0x24/0x50 platform_drv_shutdown+0x20/0x30 device_shutdown+0x158/0x360 kernel_restart_prepare+0x38/0x48 kernel_restart+0x18/0x68 __do_sys_reboot+0x224/0x250 __arm64_sys_reboot+0x24/0x30 ... Simply check if the priv struct has been allocated before using it.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
13.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (22)
Linux/Linux
< 5.12
Linux/Linux
4.14.226 - 4.14.235
Linux/Linux
4.14.235 - 4.14.*
Linux/Linux
4.19.181 - 4.19.193
Linux/Linux
4.19.193 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux
5.10.24 - 5.10.42
Linux/Linux
5.10.42 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux
5.11.7 - 5.12
Linux/Linux
5.12
Linux/Linux
5.12.9 - 5.12.*
... and 12 more
Published
Mar 25, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026