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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2024-46776

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Run DC_LOG_DC after checking link->link_enc [WHAT] The DC_LOG_DC should be run after link->link_enc is checked, not before. This fixes 1 REVERSE_INULL issue reported by Coverity.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published