CVE-2024-43827 drm/amd/display: Add null check before access structs

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

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

What is CVE-2024-43827?

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.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-43827, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43827, GHSA-mvqg-p94v-j4rg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43827.

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