Bug 2283785 (CVE-2024-36014)

Summary:	CVE-2024-36014 kernel: drm/arm/malidp: fix a possible null pointer dereference
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	ybuenos
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	acaringi, allarkin, aquini, bhu, chwhite, cye, cyin, dbohanno, debarbos, dfreiber, drow, dvlasenk, esandeen, ezulian, hkrzesin, jarod, jburrell, jdenham, jfaracco, jlelli, joe.lawrence, jshortt, jstancek, jwyatt, kcarcia, ldoskova, lgoncalv, lzampier, mbenatto, mleitner, mmilgram, mstowell, ndegraef, nmurray, ptalbert, rparrazo, rrobaina, rvrbovsk, scweaver, sidakwo, sukulkar, tglozar, vkumar, wcosta, williams, wmealing, ycote, ykopkova, zhijwang
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	kernel 6.10-rc1	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel. In malidp_mw_connector_reset, new memory is allocated with kzalloc but no check is performed.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Blocks:	2283371

Description ybuenos 2024-05-29 09:53:10 UTC

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

drm/arm/malidp: fix a possible null pointer dereference

The Linux kernel CVE team has assigned CVE-2024-36014 to this issue.

Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024052935-CVE-2024-36014-bcb7@gregkh/T

Comment 2 Alex 2024-06-09 14:31:17 UTC

The result of automatic check (that is developed by Alexander Larkin) for this CVE-2024-36014 is: 	SKIP	No affected files built, so skip this CVE	NO			-	-	unknown	 (where first YES/NO value means if related sources built).