# CVE-2024-56767: dmaengine: at\_xdmac: avoid null\_prt\_deref in at\_xdmac\_prep\_dma\_memset

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-06 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.2

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: at_xdmac: avoid null_prt_deref in at_xdmac_prep_dma_memset The at_xdmac_memset_create_desc may return NULL, which will lead to a null pointer dereference. For example, the len input is error, or the atchan->free_descs_list is empty and memory is exhausted. Therefore, add check to avoid this.

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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/3d229600c54e9e0909080ecaf1aab0642aefa5f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed1a8aaa344522c0c349ac9042db27ad130ef913
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8d364597de9ce2a5f52714224bfe6c2e7a29b303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdba6d5e455388377ec7e82a5913ddfcc7edd93b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e658f1c133b854b2ae799147301d82dddb8f3162
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54376d8d26596f98ed7432a788314bb9154bf3e3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c43ec96e8d34399bd9dab2f2dc316b904892133f

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