CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-49908

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a null check for the 'afb' variable was added in amdgpu_dm_update_cursor. Previously, 'afb' was assumed to be null at line 8388 but was used later without a null check, potentially leading to a null pointer dereference.

Risk Assessment

This may cause a kernel crash (null pointer dereference), leading to denial of service or system instability on machines with AMD graphics cards.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add null check for 'afb' in amdgpu_dm_update_cursor (v2) This commit adds a null check for the 'afb' variable in the amdgpu_dm_update_cursor function. Previously, 'afb' was assumed to be null at line 8388, but was used later in the code without a null check. This could potentially lead to a null pointer dereference. Changes since v1: - Moved the null check for 'afb' to the line where 'afb' is used. (Alex) Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c:8433 amdgpu_dm_update_cursor() error: we previously assumed 'afb' could be null (see line 8388)

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