CVE-2024-27071: backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

CVE-2024-27071 PUBLISHED

backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference

Reported by linux · Published May 1, 2024

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().

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
linux_kernel	linux	6.8.2
Linux	Linux	b1ba8bcb2d1ffce11b308ce166c9cc28d989e3b9

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux	7d84a63a39b78443d09f2b4edf7ecb1d586379b4, 7d84a63a39b78443d09f2b4edf7ecb1d586379b4
Linux	Linux	6.8, 0, 6.8.2
linux	linux_kernel	6.8, 6.8
Linux	Linux	7d84a63a39b78443d09f2b4edf7ecb1d586379b4, 7d84a63a39b78443d09f2b4edf7ecb1d586379b4, 0

Timeline

May 1, 2024 CVE Published
May 2, 2024 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
Oct 4, 2024 Coalition ESS Score (6 in total, the first dated here)
Jan 15, 2026 Security Advisory (308 in total, the first dated here)
Mar 30, 2026 Distribution Patch (270 in total, the first dated here)
May 11, 2026 CVE Updated

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