# CVE-2024-42101: drm/nouveau: fix null pointer dereference in nouveau\_connector\_get\_modes

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.33

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: fix null pointer dereference in nouveau_connector_get_modes In nouveau_connector_get_modes(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is assigned to mode, which will lead to a possible NULL pointer dereference on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9baf60323efa992b7c915094529f0a1882c34e7e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e36364f5f3785d054a94e57e971385284886d41a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/274cba8d2d1b48c72d8bd90e76c9e2dc1aa0a81d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48dd3f19614022f2e1b794fbd169d2b4c398c07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f32535238493008587a8c5cb17eb2ca097592ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/744b229f09134ccd091427a6f9ea6d97302cfdd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db5411c5d0bd9c29b8c2ad93c36b5c16ea46c9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80bec6825b19d95ccdfd3393cf8ec15ff2a749b4

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