CVE-2023-52470 drm/radeon: check the alloc_workqueue return value in radeon_crtc_init()
A missing check for workqueue allocation failure in the Radeon DRM driver can cause a null pointer dereference, leading to a system crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-52470?
CVE-2023-52470 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/radeon: check the alloc_workqueue return value in radeon_crtc_init()
check the alloc_workqueue return value in radeon_crtc_init() to avoid null-ptr-deref.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52470?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52470?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-52470 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52470 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-52470, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52470, GHSA-c77m-cx29-7m84, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52470.