CVE-2024-56579

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.18-6.12.3 - NULL Pointer Dereference in Video Device Registration

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: amphion: Set video drvdata before register video device The video drvdata should be set before the video device is registered, otherwise video_drvdata() may return NULL in the open() file ops, and led to oops.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfe96c7c3382293179e291f66644d789e39e99f3

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/988cc10ddbdee0369fe1f193d389da38ad760492

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/182b9edc02c4cbb6fe6b97105c23c7047a3340d2

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8cbb1a7bd5973b57898b26eb804fe44af440bb63

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0023

EPSS Percentile 13.6%

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 (14)

linux/Kernel 5.18.0 - 6.1.120linux

linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.64linux

linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.4linux

Linux/Linux < 5.18

Linux/Linux 3cd084519c6f91cbef9d604bcf26844fa81d4922 - 182b9edc02c4cbb6fe6b97105c23c7047a3340d2

Linux/Linux 3cd084519c6f91cbef9d604bcf26844fa81d4922 - 8cbb1a7bd5973b57898b26eb804fe44af440bb63

Linux/Linux 3cd084519c6f91cbef9d604bcf26844fa81d4922 - 988cc10ddbdee0369fe1f193d389da38ad760492

Linux/Linux 3cd084519c6f91cbef9d604bcf26844fa81d4922 - cfe96c7c3382293179e291f66644d789e39e99f3

Linux/Linux 5.18

Linux/Linux 6.1.120 - 6.1.*

... and 4 more

Published Dec 27, 2024

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026