Vulnerabilities > CVE-2024-27071 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Linux Kernel 6.8/6.8.1

047910
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
linux
CWE-476

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference The "im" pins are optional. Add missing check in the hx8357_probe().

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
6

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)