CVE-2024-49904 drm/amdgpu: add list empty check to avoid null pointer issue
A missing list empty check in the Linux kernel's amdgpu driver can lead to a null pointer dereference, causing a system crash.
- 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-2024-49904?
CVE-2024-49904 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/amdgpu: add list empty check to avoid null pointer issue
Add list empty check to avoid null pointer issues in some corner cases. - list_for_each_entry_safe()
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49904?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49904?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-49904 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49904 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-51413, AZL-51554, BELL-CVE-2024-49904, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49904, GHSA-fh5r-24qv-66r9, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2024-49904 and 2 more.