In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: Avoid NULL dereference in msm_disp_state_print_regs()
If the allocation in msm_disp_state_dump_regs() failed then
`block->state` can be NULL. The msm_disp_state_print_regs() function
_does_ have code to try to handle it with:
  if (*reg)
    dump_addr = *reg;
...but since "dump_addr" is initialized to NULL the above is actually
a noop. The code then goes on to dereference `dump_addr`.
Make the function print "Registers not stored" when it sees a NULL to
solve this. Since we're touching the code, fix
msm_disp_state_print_regs() not to pointlessly take a double-pointer
and properly mark the pointer as `const`.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/619657/
                
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History
                    20 Nov 2024, 13:58
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| CVSS | v2 : v3 : | v2 : unknown v3 : 5.5 | 
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| First Time | Linux linux Kernel Linux | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293f53263266bc4340d777268ab4328a97f041fa - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42cf045086feae77b212f0f66e742b91a5b566b7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/563aa81fd66a4e7e6e551a0e02bcc23957cafe2f - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e9f2a12a6214080c8ea83220a596f6e1dedc6c - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ad916273483748582d97cfa31054ccb19224f3 - Patch | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 
08 Nov 2024, 19:01
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| Summary | 
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07 Nov 2024, 10:15
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Information
                Published : 2024-11-07 10:15
Updated : 2025-10-01 21:15
NVD link : CVE-2024-50156
Mitre link : CVE-2024-50156
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-50156
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Products Affected
                linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-476
                        
            NULL Pointer Dereference
