{"id":"AZL-56223","summary":"CVE-2024-57798 affecting package kernel 5.15.200.1-1","details":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ndrm/dp_mst: Ensure mst_primary pointer is valid in drm_dp_mst_handle_up_req()\n\nWhile receiving an MST up request message from one thread in\ndrm_dp_mst_handle_up_req(), the MST topology could be removed from\nanother thread via drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr_set_mst(false), freeing\nmst_primary and setting drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr::mst_primary to NULL.\nThis could lead to a NULL deref/use-after-free of mst_primary in\ndrm_dp_mst_handle_up_req().\n\nAvoid the above by holding a reference for mst_primary in\ndrm_dp_mst_handle_up_req() while it's used.\n\nv2: Fix kfreeing the request if getting an mst_primary reference fails.","modified":"2026-04-01T05:19:44.735739Z","published":"2025-01-11T13:15:29Z","upstream":["CVE-2024-57798"],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57798"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"kernel","ecosystem":"Azure Linux:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"5.15.200.1-1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-56223.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}