CVE-2024-43907 drm/amdgpu/pm: Fix the null pointer dereference in apply_state_adjust_rules

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the AMD GPU power management driver can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch.

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-2024-43907?

CVE-2024-43907 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/amdgpu/pm: Fix the null pointer dereference in apply_state_adjust_rules

Check the pointer value to fix potential null pointer dereference

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43907?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-43907?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-43907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-48237, BELL-CVE-2024-43907, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43907, GHSA-7vcw-f2gc-3g39, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-43907.

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