CVE-2024-46714 drm/amd/display: Skip wbscl_set_scaler_filter if filter is null
A null pointer dereference 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-2024-46714?
CVE-2024-46714 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 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: Skip wbscl_set_scaler_filter if filter is null
Callers can pass null in filter (i.e. from returned from the function wbscl_get_filter_coeffs_16p) and a null check is added to ensure that is not the case.
This fixes 4 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46714?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46714?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-46714 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46714 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-49761, BELL-CVE-2024-46714, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46714, GHSA-8pxm-qm8q-434m, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46714.