CVE-2024-49898
AMD Display Firmware Forward Null Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null-initialized variables [WHAT & HOW] drr_timing and subvp_pipe are initialized to null and they are not always assigned new values. It is necessary to check for null before dereferencing. This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 21, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 14, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26d262b79a3587aaa84368586a55e9026c67841b -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dec. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3a3b6d9a9383e3c1a4a08878ba5046e68647595 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 24, 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/115b1a3b0944b4d8ef0b4b0c5a625bdd9474131f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115b1a3b0944b4d8ef0b4b0c5a625bdd9474131f Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367cd9ceba1933b63bc1d87d967baf6d9fd241d2 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367cd9ceba1933b63bc1d87d967baf6d9fd241d2 Patch Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc70ae048fe0936761b73b50700a810ff61e853 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc70ae048fe0936761b73b50700a810ff61e853 Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.10.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.11 up to (excluding) 6.11.3 -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Oct. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check null-initialized variables [WHAT & HOW] drr_timing and subvp_pipe are initialized to null and they are not always assigned new values. It is necessary to check for null before dereferencing. This fixes 2 FORWARD_NULL issues reported by Coverity. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fc70ae048fe0936761b73b50700a810ff61e853 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115b1a3b0944b4d8ef0b4b0c5a625bdd9474131f [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367cd9ceba1933b63bc1d87d967baf6d9fd241d2 [No types assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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