CVE-2024-27071

2024-05-0113:15:51

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

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linux

kernel

vulnerability

null pointer

hx8357

backlight

6.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

8.8%

JSON

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

The “im” pins are optional. Add missing check in the hx8357_probe().

Affected configurations

Vulners

Node

linuxlinux_kernelRange6.8–6.8.2

linuxlinux_kernelRange6.9.0≥

VendorProductVersionCPE
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linuxlinux_kernel*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
linux	linux_kernel	*	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/video/backlight/hx8357.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "7d84a63a39b7",
        "lessThan": "67e578c8ff2d",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      },
      {
        "version": "7d84a63a39b7",
        "lessThan": "b1ba8bcb2d1f",
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "git"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "product": "Linux",
    "vendor": "Linux",
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
    "programFiles": [
      "drivers/video/backlight/hx8357.c"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "6.8",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "6.8",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.8.2",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "6.8.*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "version": "6.9",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "*",
        "status": "unaffected",
        "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
      }
    ]
  }
]