Linux Kernel up to 6.10.13/6.11.2 panthor drm/ tick_ctx_cleanup uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.13/6.11.2 and classified as problematic. This impacts the function tick_ctx_cleanup of the file drm/ of the component panthor. Such manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-50173. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.13/6.11.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function tick_ctx_cleanup of the file drm/ of the component panthor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/panthor: Fix access to uninitialized variable in tick_ctx_cleanup() The group variable can't be used to retrieve ptdev in our second loop, because it points to the previously iterated list_head, not a valid group. Get the ptdev object from the scheduler instead.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-50173 since 10/21/2024. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216493 (Ubuntu 24.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7276-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.10.14 or 6.11.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ac2ca5e5148a/3bde05794497/282864cc5d3f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216493). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 216493
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 24.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7276-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.10.14/6.11.3
Patch: ac2ca5e5148a/3bde05794497/282864cc5d3f

Timelineinfo

10/21/2024 🔍
11/08/2024 +18 days 🔍
11/08/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/02/2025 +328 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-50173 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-50173
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-283490

Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2024 07:15
Updated: 10/02/2025 02:54
Changes: 11/08/2024 07:15 (59), 11/08/2024 15:38 (1), 02/20/2025 15:20 (2), 10/02/2025 02:54 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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