CVE-2024-43902NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV8.8OSV7.1
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 26
Latest updateJan 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add null checker before passing variables Checks null pointer before passing variables to functions. This fixes 3 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages10 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.166.1.105+3
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.1.106-1+2
Ubuntulinux/linux_kernel< 5.15.0-125.135+1
CVEListV5linux/linux4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7cd0b8b23b9c2ebec693a36fea518d8f13493ad655+5
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.106-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

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📋Vendor Advisories

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