SB2024102232 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel display amdgpu_dm driver
Published: October 22, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024102232
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-49922)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the create_validate_stream_for_sink(), amdgpu_dm_commit_streams() and amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65e1d2c291553ef3f433a0b7109cc3002a5f40ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e9386baa3033c369564d55de4bab62423e8a1d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ff12bcd7deaeed25efb5120433c6a45dd5504a8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.14
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.3
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12