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nvd416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67NVD:CVE-2021-47165
HistoryMar 25, 2024 - 10:15 a.m.

CVE-2021-47165

2024-03-2510:15:08
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
web.nvd.nist.gov
linux
kernel
vulnerability
drm/meson
shutdown
crash
fix
probe defer
null pointer
dereference
security

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.3%

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.

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.3%