CVE-2024-49906 drm/amd/display: Check null pointer before try to access it
A null pointer dereference in the AMD display 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-2024-49906?
CVE-2024-49906 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/display: Check null pointer before try to access it
[why & how] Change the order of the pipe_ctx->plane_state check to ensure that plane_state is not null before accessing it.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49906?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49906?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-49906 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49906 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-51061, AZL-51092, BELL-CVE-2024-49906, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49906, GHSA-ffxc-rwg8-qgjw, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-49906 and 3 more.