Description

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

drm/amd/display: Fix late derefrence 'dsc' check in 'link_set_dsc_pps_packet()'

In link_set_dsc_pps_packet(), 'struct display_stream_compressor *dsc'
was dereferenced in a DC_LOGGER_INIT(dsc->ctx->logger); before the 'dsc'
NULL pointer check.

Fixes the below:
drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/link/link_dpms.c:905 link_set_dsc_pps_packet() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'dsc' (see line 903)

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-26647

Affected Products

Vendor: Linux

Product: Linux

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 5.08% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa5ede6665122f4c8abce3c6eba06b49e54d25c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf656fc7276e5b3709a81bc9d9639459be2b2647
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bb9b1f958c3d986ed90a3ff009f1e77e9553207

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