CVE-2024-57798

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 6.1.123 - NULL Pointer Dereference in drm_dp_mst_handle_up_req

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/dp_mst: Ensure mst_primary pointer is valid in drm_dp_mst_handle_up_req() While receiving an MST up request message from one thread in drm_dp_mst_handle_up_req(), the MST topology could be removed from another thread via drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr_set_mst(false), freeing mst_primary and setting drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr::mst_primary to NULL. This could lead to a NULL deref/use-after-free of mst_primary in drm_dp_mst_handle_up_req(). Avoid the above by holding a reference for mst_primary in drm_dp_mst_handle_up_req() while it's used. v2: Fix kfreeing the request if getting an mst_primary reference fails.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 11.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416 CWE-476
Status published
Products (15)
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 6.1.123linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.6.69linux
linux/Kernel 6.7.0 - 6.12.8linux
Linux/Linux < 5.5
Linux/Linux 5.5
Linux/Linux 6.1.123 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux 6.12.8 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.13
Linux/Linux 6.6.69 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 9408cc94eb041d0c2f9f00189a613b94c0449450 - 9735d40f5fde9970aa46e828ecc85c32571d58a2
... and 5 more
Published Jan 11, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026