CVE-2024-56579 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8
EPSS
0.0%
top 98.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 27
Latest updateMay 26
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: amphion: Set video drvdata before register video device
The video drvdata should be set before the video device is registered,
otherwise video_drvdata() may return NULL in the open() file ops, and led
to oops.
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 Packages8 packages
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
16OSV▶
linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency, linux-oem-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracl↗2025-04-23