CVE-2024-43902 drm/amd/display: Add null checker before passing variables
A null pointer dereference in the AMD display 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-2024-43902?
CVE-2024-43902 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/amd/display: Add null checker before passing variables
Checks null pointer before passing variables to functions.
This fixes 3 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43902?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43902?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-43902 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43902 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-48225, BELL-CVE-2024-43902, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43902, GHSA-cg6q-c353-f4qp, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-43902, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43902.