CVE-2022-50878
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. 812 if (!bridge->encoder) { Dereference the pointer bridge->encoder. 810 drm_connector_attach_encoder(<9611->connector, bridge->encoder);
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-50878
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-50878.html
Vendor advisory: redhat — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6583
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 9 | fixed | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 6.0.3-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.10.158-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.0.3-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.0.3-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 6.0.3-1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.