CVE-2024-26948 drm/amd/display: Add a dc_state NULL check in dc_state_release
A missing NULL check in the AMD display driver can cause a kernel crash, leading to denial of service.
- 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-2024-26948?
CVE-2024-26948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 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: Add a dc_state NULL check in dc_state_release
[How] Check wheather state is NULL before releasing it.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26948?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26948?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-26948 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26948 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-26948, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26948, GHSA-jmrp-224q-ph39, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-26948, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-26948, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-26948 and 1 more.