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CVE-2024-42081: drm/xe/xe_devcoredump: Check NULL before assignments

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe/xe_devcoredump: Check NULL before assignments Assign 'xe_devcoredump_snapshot *' and 'xe_device *' only if 'coredump' is not NULL. v2 - Fix commit messages. v3 - Define variables before code.(Ashutosh/Jose) v4 - Drop return check for coredump_to_xe. (Jose/Rodrigo) v5 - Modify misleading commit message. (Matt)

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 6.9.8 — fixed in 6.9.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.9.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76ec0e33707282d5321555698d902f4e067aff37
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15e65349553b1689d15fbdebea874ca5ae2274a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76ec0e33707282d5321555698d902f4e067aff37
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15e65349553b1689d15fbdebea874ca5ae2274a

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