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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel

Configuration 1 [-]

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References
Link Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d71916694aceb207fefecf62dfa811ec1108bbd cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda89735199683b03f55b807bd1e31a3857520b cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334de68eda2b99892ba869c15cb59bc956fd9f42 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57b53e8ffcdfda87d954fc4187426a54fe75a3d cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c17a4f52fa3c3dac2dd6a3c38f2de7342d97d74c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e60b0d3b5aa2e8d934deca9e11215af84e632bc9 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e794b7b9b92977365c693760a259f8eef940c536 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f37a1d9e5e22d5489309c3cd2db476dcdcc6530c cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024102116-CVE-2024-49879-b16c@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49879 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49879 cve-icon
History

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

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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.
Title drm: omapdrm: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue
References
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2024-10-21T18:01:18.132Z

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:22:45.109Z

Reserved: 2024-10-21T12:17:06.021Z

Link: CVE-2024-49879

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:22:45.109Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-10-21T18:15:10.147

Modified: 2025-11-03T23:16:28.067

Link: CVE-2024-49879

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-10-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-49879 - Bugzilla