CVE-2024-41095 drm/nouveau/dispnv04: fix null pointer dereference in nv17_tv_get_ld_modes
A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's nouveau driver can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch to prevent 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-2024-41095?
CVE-2024-41095 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_ld_modes
In nv17_tv_get_ld_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(). Add a check to avoid npd.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41095?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-41095?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-41095 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41095 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-47495, BELL-CVE-2024-41095, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-41095, GHSA-x274-3j7p-qfpp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-41095.