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  "schema_version": "1.6.1",
  "id": "RPI-CVE-2024-36479",
  "modified": "2026-10-07T17:22:01Z",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-36479"
  ],
  "published": "2024-06-24T13:57:09Z",
  "summary": "fpga: bridge: add owner module and take its refcount",
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfpga: bridge: add owner module and take its refcount\n\nThe current implementation of the fpga bridge assumes that the low-level\nmodule registers a driver for the parent device and uses its owner pointer\nto take the module's refcount. This approach is problematic since it can\nlead to a null pointer dereference while attempting to get the bridge if\nthe parent device does not have a driver.\n\nTo address this problem, add a module owner pointer to the fpga_bridge\nstruct and use it to take the module's refcount. Modify the function for\nregistering a bridge to take an additional owner module parameter and\nrename it to avoid conflicts. Use the old function name for a helper macro\nthat automatically sets the module that registers the bridge as the owner.\nThis ensures compatibility with existing low-level control modules and\nreduces the chances of registering a bridge without setting the owner.\n\nAlso, update the documentation to keep it consistent with the new interface\nfor registering an fpga bridge.\n\nOther changes: opportunistically move put_device() from __fpga_bridge_get()\nto fpga_bridge_get() and of_fpga_bridge_get() to improve code clarity since\nthe bridge device is taken in these functions.",
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    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Raspberry Pi OS:12",
        "name": "linux"
      },
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      ],
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            "assessment": "commit ancestry (strak rule)",
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      }
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-36479"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18dc8366abb6cadcb77668b1a16434654e355d49"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7c4081c54a1d4068de9440957303a76f9e5c95b"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6896b6b2e2d9ec4e1b0acb4c1698a75a4b34d125"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da11f822042eb6ef4b6064dc048f157a7852529"
    }
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  "database_specific": {
    "source": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git",
    "upstream_modified": "2026-05-12T04:54:46Z"
  }
}