# CVE-2024-43829: drm/qxl: Add check for drm\_cvt\_mode

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-17 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.1

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/qxl: Add check for drm_cvt_mode Add check for the return value of drm_cvt_mode() and return the error if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ef8d7816c8e4a6088275553818b9afc0ffaa03
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e87f592a46bb804d8f833da6ce702ae4b55053f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3efe34f95b1ac8c138a46b14ce75956db0d6ee7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f28b353c0c6c7831a70ccca881bf2db5e6785cdd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1f303bdeceac049e56e4b20eb5280bd9e02f4f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4c57354a06cb4a77998ff8aa40af89eee30e07b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd09a2db0f617377027a2bb0b9179e6959edff3

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