Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 21, 2024· Updated May 12, 2026
CVE-2024-47704
CVE-2024-47704
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Check link_res->hpo_dp_link_enc before using it
[WHAT & HOW] Functions dp_enable_link_phy and dp_disable_link_phy can pass link_res without initializing hpo_dp_link_enc and it is necessary to check for null before dereferencing.
This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity.
Affected products
2- Linux/Linuxv5Range: 4.15
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2News mentions
1- Siemens SIMATICCISA Alerts