CVE-2024-49922
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · CWE-476
5.5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null pointers before using them [WHAT & HOW] These pointers are null checked previously in the same function, indicating they might be null as reported by Coverity. As a result, they need to be checked when used again. This fixes 3 FORWARD_NULL issue reported by Coverity.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40aePatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/336bc3461b1c74e085bb0f2e1488df4dcc6dc983
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/530e3d67637e55a59c131f1569352798692b81e9