CVE-2024-27071: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: backlight: hx8357: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference The "im" pins are optional. Add missing check in the hx8357_probe().

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 6.8, before 6.8.2 (fixed in 6.8.2)

Published 2024-05-01. Last modified 2026-06-17.