CVE-2024-46802 drm/amd/display: added NULL check at start of dc_validate_stream
A missing NULL check 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-2024-46802?
CVE-2024-46802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 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: added NULL check at start of dc_validate_stream
[Why] prevent invalid memory access
[How] check if dc and stream are NULL
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46802?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46802?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-46802 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46802 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-50047, BELL-CVE-2024-46802, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46802, GHSA-75xr-xx5q-8h3v, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-46802, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-46802 and 1 more.