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CVE-2024-49879: drm: omapdrm: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: omapdrm: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue As it may return NULL pointer and cause NULL pointer dereference. Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 4.11 before 5.10.227; from 5.11 before 5.15.168; from 5.16 before 6.1.113; from 6.2 before 6.6.55; from 6.7 before 6.10.14; from 6.11 before 6.11.3 — fixed in 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.6.55

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.10.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d71916694aceb207fefecf62dfa811ec1108bbd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda89735199683b03f55b807bd1e31a3857520b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334de68eda2b99892ba869c15cb59bc956fd9f42
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57b53e8ffcdfda87d954fc4187426a54fe75a3d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c17a4f52fa3c3dac2dd6a3c38f2de7342d97d74c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e60b0d3b5aa2e8d934deca9e11215af84e632bc9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e794b7b9b92977365c693760a259f8eef940c536
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f37a1d9e5e22d5489309c3cd2db476dcdcc6530c
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

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