CVE-2024-35790 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV9.1OSV8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 17
Latest updateSep 2
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: create sysfs nodes as driver's default device attribute group
The DisplayPort driver's sysfs nodes may be present to the userspace before
typec_altmode_set_drvdata() completes in dp_altmode_probe. This means that
a sysfs read can trigger a NULL pointer error by deferencing dp->hpd in
hpd_show or dp->lock in pin_assignment_show, as dev_get_drvdata() returns
NULL in those cases.
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages11 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linux0e3bb7d6894d9b6e67d6382bb03a46a1dc989588 — 6b989ea1c479533ab8dbfbeb1704c94b1d3320da+6
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
13📋Vendor Advisories
13💬Community
1Bugzilla▶
CVE-2024-35790 kernel: usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: create sysfs nodes as driver's default device attribute group↗2024-05-17