CVE-2024-49890 drm/amd/pm: ensure the fw_info is not null before using it

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the AMD 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-2024-49890?

CVE-2024-49890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 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/pm: ensure the fw_info is not null before using it

This resolves the dereference null return value warning reported by Coverity.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49890?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49890?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-49890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-51434, BELL-CVE-2024-49890, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49890, GHSA-4rgx-hjqw-p9f3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49890.

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