Kernel memory corruption via stale device-tree pointer
Published Jan 15, 2025 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Use-after-free in the ADV7533 DSI bridge driver in Linux 4.8 and later allows local users to corrupt kernel memory during device attachment. adv7533_parse_dt() drops the host_node reference while retaining its pointer, and adv7533_attach_dsi() later dereferences that stale device-tree node. Reaching the flaw requires local low-privileged access and an ADV7533 device-tree configuration; published records do not define a reliable post-corruption outcome.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in the ADV7533 DSI bridge driver in Linux 4.8 and later allows local users to corrupt kernel memory during device attachment. adv7533_parse_dt() drops the host_node reference while retaining its pointer, and adv7533_attach_dsi() later dereferences that stale device-tree node. Reaching the flaw requires local low-privileged access and an ADV7533 device-tree configuration; published records do not define a reliable post-corruption outcome.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-57887
- Published
- Jan 15, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1e4d58cd7f888522d16f221d628356befbb08468 <1f49aaf55652580ae63ab83d67211fe6a55d83dc
- Affected versionversion=1e4d58cd7f888522d16f221d628356befbb08468 <81adbd3ff21c1182e06aa02c6be0bfd9ea02d8e8
- Affected versionversion=1e4d58cd7f888522d16f221d628356befbb08468 <acec80d9f126cd3fa764bbe3d96bc0cb5cd2b087
- Affected versionversion=1e4d58cd7f888522d16f221d628356befbb08468 <ca9d077350fa21897de8bf64cba23b198740aab5
- Affected versionversion=1e4d58cd7f888522d16f221d628356befbb08468 <d208571943ffddc438a7ce533d5d0b9219806242
- Affected versionversion=4.8
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