CVE-2024-43827 drm/amd/display: Add null check before access structs
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-2024-43827?
CVE-2024-43827 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Aug 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 null check before access structs
In enable_phantom_plane, we should better check null pointer before accessing various structs.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43827?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-43827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-43827, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43827, GHSA-mvqg-p94v-j4rg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43827.