# CVE-2024-42277: iommu: sprd: Avoid NULL deref in sprd\_iommu\_hw\_en

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.165, 6.1.103, 6.4
- Published: 2024-08-17 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.15.113, fixed in 5.15.165; from 6.1.81, fixed in 6.1.103; from 6.3.4, fixed in 6.4
- Linux: 6.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iommu: sprd: Avoid NULL deref in sprd_iommu_hw_en In sprd_iommu_cleanup() before calling function sprd_iommu_hw_en() dom->sdev is equal to NULL, which leads to null dereference. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.165, 6.1.103, 6.4) 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/8c79ceb4ecf823e6ec10fee6febb0fca3de79922
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dfe90030a0cfa26dca4cb6510de28920e5ad22fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b62841e49a2b7938f6fdeaaf93fb57e4eb880bdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5fe884ce28c5005f8582c35333c195a168f841c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/630482ee0653decf9e2482ac6181897eb6cde5b8

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