CVE-2024-43894 drm/client: fix null pointer dereference in drm_client_modeset_probe

What is CVE-2024-43894?

CVE-2024-43894 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 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/client: fix null pointer dereference in drm_client_modeset_probe

In drm_client_modeset_probe(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is assigned to modeset->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-2024-43894?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-43894?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-43894 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43894 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-48990, BELL-CVE-2024-43894, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43894, GHSA-5xmq-m54x-chjm, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43894.