# CVE-2024-49879: drm: omapdrm: Add missing check for alloc\_ordered\_workqueue

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm: omapdrm: Add missing check for alloc_ordered_workqueue As it may return NULL pointer and cause NULL pointer dereference. Add check for the return value of alloc_ordered_workqueue.

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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/c17a4f52fa3c3dac2dd6a3c38f2de7342d97d74c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2bda89735199683b03f55b807bd1e31a3857520b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e60b0d3b5aa2e8d934deca9e11215af84e632bc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f37a1d9e5e22d5489309c3cd2db476dcdcc6530c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b57b53e8ffcdfda87d954fc4187426a54fe75a3d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d71916694aceb207fefecf62dfa811ec1108bbd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/334de68eda2b99892ba869c15cb59bc956fd9f42
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e794b7b9b92977365c693760a259f8eef940c536

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