CVE-2024-47705 block: fix potential invalid pointer dereference in blk_add_partition

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Multiple CVEs Address NULL Pointer Dereferences in Various Drivers Three CVEs have been published addressing potential NULL pointer dereferences in different drivers. CVE-2025-37800 affects the driver core, CVE-2025-38705 impacts the AMD DRM, and CVE-2025-37758 concerns the ATA PATA PXA driver. These vulnerabilities could lead to system instability or crashes in affected systems. 32 sources 48