# CVE-2024-38547: media: atomisp: ssh\_css: Fix a null-pointer dereference in load\_video\_binaries

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.18, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33, and 2 more
- Published: 2024-06-19 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from a49d25364dfb9f8a64037488a39ab1f56c5fa419, fixed in 51b8dc5163d2ff2bf04019f8bf7e3bd0e75bb654; from ad85094b293e40e7a2f831b0311a389d952ebd5e, fixed in 4b68b861b514a5c09220d622ac3784c0ebac6c80; from ad85094b293e40e7a2f831b0311a389d952ebd5e, fixed in 82c2c85aead3ea3cbceef4be077cf459c5df2272; from ad85094b293e40e7a2f831b0311a389d952ebd5e, fixed in a1ab99dcc8604afe7e3bccb01b10da03bdd7ea35; from ad85094b293e40e7a2f831b0311a389d952ebd5e, fixed in cc20c87b04db86c8e3e810bcdca686b406206069; from ad85094b293e40e7a2f831b0311a389d952ebd5e, fixed in 69b27ff82f87379afeaaea4b2f339032fdd8486e; from ad85094b293e40e7a2f831b0311a389d952ebd5e, fixed in 6482c433863b257b0b9b687c28ce80b89d5f89f0; from ad85094b293e40e7a2f831b0311a389d952ebd5e, fixed in 3b621e9e9e148c0928ab109ac3d4b81487469acb
- Linux: 4.12, 5.8
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.12.0, fixed in 4.18; from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.10.219; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.161; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.93; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.33; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.8.12; from 6.9.0, fixed in 6.9.3

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: atomisp: ssh_css: Fix a null-pointer dereference in load_video_binaries The allocation failure of mycs->yuv_scaler_binary in load_video_binaries() is followed with a dereference of mycs->yuv_scaler_binary after the following call chain: sh_css_pipe_load_binaries() |-> load_video_binaries(mycs->yuv_scaler_binary == NULL) | |-> sh_css_pipe_unload_binaries() |-> unload_video_binaries() In unload_video_binaries(), it calls to ia_css_binary_unload with argument &pipe->pipe_settings.video.yuv_scaler_binary[i], which refers to the same memory slot as mycs->yuv_scaler_binary. Thus, a null-pointer dereference is triggered.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.18, 5.10.219, 5.15.161, 6.1.93, 6.6.33) per the references below.
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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/51b8dc5163d2ff2bf04019f8bf7e3bd0e75bb654
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b68b861b514a5c09220d622ac3784c0ebac6c80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82c2c85aead3ea3cbceef4be077cf459c5df2272
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1ab99dcc8604afe7e3bccb01b10da03bdd7ea35
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc20c87b04db86c8e3e810bcdca686b406206069
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69b27ff82f87379afeaaea4b2f339032fdd8486e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6482c433863b257b0b9b687c28ce80b89d5f89f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b621e9e9e148c0928ab109ac3d4b81487469acb

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