# CVE-2022-49495: drm/msm/hdmi: check return value after calling platform\_get\_resource\_byname()

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/hdmi: check return value after calling platform_get_resource_byname() It will cause null-ptr-deref if platform_get_resource_byname() returns NULL, we need check the return value. Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/482992/

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9cb1ee33efccb8b107ee04b7b3441820de3fd2da
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1bfacf0daf25a5fc7d667399d6ff2dffda84cd8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0978fcce91b90b561b8c82e7c492ba9fc8440eef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b3ed7547b1a052209da6c4ab886ffe0eed88c42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9cb951d11a4ace4de5c50b1178ad211de17079e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cd66a8016b872a153bf892fe4258cbc0dacf5b1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6369dda4a2209142ab819f01d3d2076d81e3ebdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f5495a5c51c1d11c6ffc13aa2befffec0c2651a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a36e506711548df923ceb7ec9f6001375be799a5

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