CVE-2024-26607

drm/bridge: sii902x: Fix probing race issue

Published Feb 29, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/bridge: sii902x: Fix probing race issue

A null pointer dereference crash has been observed rarely on TI
platforms using sii9022 bridge:

[ 53.271356] sii902x_get_edid+0x34/0x70 [sii902x]
[ 53.276066] sii902x_bridge_get_edid+0x14/0x20 [sii902x]
[ 53.281381] drm_bridge_get_edid+0x20/0x34 [drm]
[ 53.286305] drm_bridge_connector_get_modes+0x8c/0xcc [drm_kms_helper]
[ 53.292955] drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes+0x190/0x538 [drm_kms_helper]
[ 53.300510] drm_client_modeset_probe+0x1f0/0xbd4 [drm]
[ 53.305958] __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock+0x50/0x510 [drm_kms_helper]
[ 53.313611] drm_fb_helper_initial_config+0x48/0x58 [drm_kms_helper]
[ 53.320039] drm_fbdev_dma_client_hotplug+0x84/0xd4 [drm_dma_helper]
[ 53.326401] drm_client_register+0x5c/0xa0 [drm]
[ 53.331216] drm_fbdev_dma_setup+0xc8/0x13c [drm_dma_helper]
[ 53.336881] tidss_probe+0x128/0x264 [tidss]
[ 53.341174] platform_probe+0x68/0xc4
[ 53.344841] really_probe+0x188/0x3c4
[ 53.348501] __driver_probe_device+0x7c/0x16c
[ 53.352854] driver_probe_device+0x3c/0x10c
[ 53.357033] __device_attach_driver+0xbc/0x158
[ 53.361472] bus_for_each_drv+0x88/0xe8
[ 53.365303] __device_attach+0xa0/0x1b4
[ 53.369135] device_initial_probe+0x14/0x20
[ 53.373314] bus_probe_device+0xb0/0xb4
[ 53.377145] deferred_probe_work_func+0xcc/0x124
[ 53.381757] process_one_work+0x1f0/0x518
[ 53.385770] worker_thread+0x1e8/0x3dc
[ 53.389519] kthread+0x11c/0x120
[ 53.392750] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20

The issue here is as follows:

- tidss probes, but is deferred as sii902x is still missing.
- sii902x starts probing and enters sii902x_init().
- sii902x calls drm_bridge_add(). Now the sii902x bridge is ready from
DRM's perspective.
- sii902x calls sii902x_audio_codec_init() and
platform_device_register_data()
- The registration of the audio platform device causes probing of the
deferred devices.
- tidss probes, which eventually causes sii902x_bridge_get_edid() to be
called.
- sii902x_bridge_get_edid() tries to use the i2c to read the edid.
However, the sii902x driver has not set up the i2c part yet, leading
to the crash.

Fix this by moving the drm_bridge_add() to the end of the
sii902x_init(), which is also at the very end of sii902x_probe().

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6818-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6818-2 Linux kernel (ARM laptop) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6818-3 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6818-4 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6819-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6819-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6819-3 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6819-4 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7088-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7100-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7119-1 Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7123-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7144-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7194-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 8:00 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2024, 2:20 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 29, 2024, 12:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:17 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 29, 2024, 12:00 AM