CVE-2024-46835 drm/amdgpu: Fix smatch static checker warning

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

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-2024-46835?

CVE-2024-46835 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/amdgpu: Fix smatch static checker warning

adev->gfx.imu.funcs could be NULL

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46835?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46835?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-46835 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46835 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-49792, BELL-CVE-2024-46835, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46835, GHSA-4c88-2h2m-gjmm, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-46835, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46835.

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