CVE-2021-47165

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.14.226-4.14.235 - NULL Pointer Dereference in DRM Meson Shutdown Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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