CVE-2024-26648 drm/amd/display: Fix variable deferencing before NULL check in edp_setup_replay()

What is CVE-2024-26648?

CVE-2024-26648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Mar 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/amd/display: Fix variable deferencing before NULL check in edp_setup_replay()

In edp_setup_replay(), 'struct dc *dc' & 'struct dmub_replay *replay' was dereferenced before the pointer 'link' & 'replay' NULL check.

Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/link/protocols/link_edp_panel_control.c:947 edp_setup_replay() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'link' (see line 933)

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26648?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-26648?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-26648 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26648 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-26648, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26648, GHSA-g63x-ch35-x5p5, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-26648, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-26648, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26648.