5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-42308
"AUDIT: AMD Display Linux Kernel NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability"
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check for NULL pointer [why & how] Need to make sure plane_state is initialized before accessing its members. (cherry picked from commit 295d91cbc700651782a60572f83c24861607b648)

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 17, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 3, 2024, 1:56 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-42308 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-42308 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185616085b12e651cdfd11ef00d1449f54552d89 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185616085b12e651cdfd11ef00d1449f54552d89 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab68e168ae1695f7c04fae98930740aaf7c50fa No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab68e168ae1695f7c04fae98930740aaf7c50fa Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ccd37085976ea5d3c499b1e6d0b3f4deaf2cd5a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ccd37085976ea5d3c499b1e6d0b3f4deaf2cd5a Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b5ed0648213e9355cc78f4a264d9afe8536d692 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b5ed0648213e9355cc78f4a264d9afe8536d692 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dbf95359347c2ecc5a6dfc02783fcfccb2e9fb No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dbf95359347c2ecc5a6dfc02783fcfccb2e9fb Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce89824ff04d261fc855e0ca6e6025251d9fa40 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce89824ff04d261fc855e0ca6e6025251d9fa40 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f068494430d15b5fc551ac928de9dac7e5e27602 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f068494430d15b5fc551ac928de9dac7e5e27602 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.4.282 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5 up to (excluding) 5.10.224 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.165 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.103 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.44 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.3
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71dbf95359347c2ecc5a6dfc02783fcfccb2e9fb [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ce89824ff04d261fc855e0ca6e6025251d9fa40 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b5ed0648213e9355cc78f4a264d9afe8536d692 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Aug. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check for NULL pointer [why & how] Need to make sure plane_state is initialized before accessing its members. (cherry picked from commit 295d91cbc700651782a60572f83c24861607b648)
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f068494430d15b5fc551ac928de9dac7e5e27602 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ccd37085976ea5d3c499b1e6d0b3f4deaf2cd5a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/185616085b12e651cdfd11ef00d1449f54552d89 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ab68e168ae1695f7c04fae98930740aaf7c50fa [No types assigned]
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