# CVE-2024-26672: drm/amdgpu: Fix variable 'mca_funcs' dereferenced before NULL check in 'amdgpu_mca_smu_get_mca_entry()'

> A null pointer dereference in the AMD GPU driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-59613, AZL-59684, BELL-CVE-2024-26672, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26672, GHSA-r32p-gh6m-33hq, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-26672, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-26672, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-26672, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26672

## What is CVE-2024-26672?

CVE-2024-26672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Apr 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/amdgpu: Fix variable 'mca_funcs' dereferenced before NULL check in 'amdgpu_mca_smu_get_mca_entry()'

Fixes the below:

drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mca.c:377 amdgpu_mca_smu_get_mca_entry() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'mca_funcs' (see line 368)

357 int amdgpu_mca_smu_get_mca_entry(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
				     enum amdgpu_mca_error_type type,
358                                  int idx, struct mca_bank_entry *entry)
359 {
360         const struct amdgpu_mca_smu_funcs *mca_funcs =
						adev->mca.mca_funcs;
361         int count;
362
363         switch (type) {
364         case AMDGPU_MCA_ERROR_TYPE_UE:
365                 count = mca_funcs->max_ue_count;

mca_funcs is dereferenced here.

366                 break;
367         case AMDGPU_MCA_ERROR_TYPE_CE:
368                 count = mca_funcs->max_ce_count;

mca_funcs is dereferenced here.

369                 break;
370         default:
371                 return -EINVAL;
372         }
373
374         if (idx >= count)
375                 return -EINVAL;
376
377         if (mca_funcs && mca_funcs->mca_get_mca_entry)
	        ^^^^^^^^^

Checked too late!

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26672?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26672?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26672 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26672 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26672 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26672/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26672/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26672
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26672
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26672

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