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prionPRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2021-47108
HistoryMar 04, 2024 - 7:15 p.m.

Null pointer dereference

2024-03-0419:15:00
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linux kernel
vulnerability
fixed
null pointer
check
mtk_hdmi_conf
mtk_hdmi_bridge_mode_valid
hdmi functionality
kernel panics

7.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

7.2%

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

drm/mediatek: hdmi: Perform NULL pointer check for mtk_hdmi_conf

In commit 41ca9caaae0b
(“drm/mediatek: hdmi: Add check for CEA modes only”) a check
for CEA modes was added to function mtk_hdmi_bridge_mode_valid()
in order to address possible issues on MT8167;
moreover, with commit c91026a938c2
(“drm/mediatek: hdmi: Add optional limit on maximal HDMI mode clock”)
another similar check was introduced.

Unfortunately though, at the time of writing, MT8173 does not provide
any mtk_hdmi_conf structure and this is crashing the kernel with NULL
pointer upon entering mtk_hdmi_bridge_mode_valid(), which happens as
soon as a HDMI cable gets plugged in.

To fix this regression, add a NULL pointer check for hdmi->conf in the
said function, restoring HDMI functionality and avoiding NULL pointer
kernel panics.

7.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

7.2%