CVE-2024-41089 drm/nouveau/dispnv04: fix null pointer dereference in nv17_tv_get_hd_modes

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's nouveau driver can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch to fix.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-41089?

CVE-2024-41089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 Jul 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/nouveau/dispnv04: fix null pointer dereference in nv17_tv_get_hd_modes

In nv17_tv_get_hd_modes(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is assigned to mode, which will lead to a possible NULL pointer dereference on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). The same applies to drm_cvt_mode(). Add a check to avoid null pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-41089?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-41089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-47531, BELL-CVE-2024-41089, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41089, GHSA-57hr-r2gg-fqr9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41089.

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