PT-2024-36977 · Linux+5 · Linux Kernel+5

Andi Shyti

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Published

2024-12-03

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Updated

2025-10-03

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CVE-2024-56667

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.6.74
Description A NULL pointer dereference error in the drm/i915 component of the Linux kernel has been resolved. The issue occurred when the intel context structure contained NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference error in drm info().
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 6.6.74, update to version 6.6.74 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the drm/i915 component until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_12746
ALSA-2025_12752
ALSA-2025_12753
ALSA-2025_16880
ALT-PU-2024-17881
ALT-PU-2025-12647
ALT-PU-2025-3496
AZL-54862
BDU:2025-07854
CVE-2024-56667
INFSA-2025_6966
MGASA-2025-0030
MGASA-2025-0032
OESA-2025-1078
OESA-2025-1079
OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0117-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0153-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025_0154-1
RHSA-2025:6966
RHSA-2025_6966
SUSE-SU-2025:0117-1
SUSE-SU-2025:0153-1
SUSE-SU-2025:0154-1
SUSE-SU-2025:0289-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20165-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20166-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20248-1
SUSE-SU-2025:20249-1
USN-7379-1
USN-7379-2
USN-7380-1
USN-7381-1
USN-7382-1
USN-7513-1
USN-7513-2
USN-7513-3
USN-7513-4
USN-7513-5
USN-7514-1
USN-7515-1
USN-7515-2
USN-7522-1
USN-7523-1
USN-7524-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Ubuntu