CVE-2024-26949 drm/amdgpu/pm: Fix NULL pointer dereference when get power limit
A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel AMD GPU driver can cause a denial of service when retrieving power limits in SR-IOV configurations.
- 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-2024-26949?
CVE-2024-26949 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/amdgpu/pm: Fix NULL pointer dereference when get power limit
Because powerplay_table initialization is skipped under sriov case, We check and set default lower and upper OD value if powerplay_table is NULL.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26949?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-26949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-42180, AZL-42276, BELL-CVE-2024-26949, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26949, GHSA-6g68-j794-47g7, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26949.