CVE-2024-46720 drm/amdgpu: fix dereference after null check
A null pointer dereference in the AMD GPU 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-2024-46720?
CVE-2024-46720 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/amdgpu: fix dereference after null check
check the pointer hive before use.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46720?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46720?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-46720 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46720 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-49418, BELL-CVE-2024-46720, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46720, GHSA-9mqv-4j44-5r92, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-46720, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-46720 and 1 more.