# CVE-2021-47601: tee: amdtee: fix an IS\_ERR() vs NULL bug

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-19 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tee: amdtee: fix an IS_ERR() vs NULL bug The __get_free_pages() function does not return error pointers it returns NULL so fix this condition to avoid a NULL dereference.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/640e28d618e82be78fb43b4bf5113bc90d6aa442
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/832f3655c6138c23576ed268e31cc76e0f05f2b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d7482771fac8d8e38e763263f2ca0ca12dd22c6

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