NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel amd pds_core driver

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU90630

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26623

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the pdsc_setup(), pdsc_stop() and pdsc_fw_down() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c, within the pdsc_process_notifyq(), pdsc_process_adminq(), pds_core_intr_credits(), pdsc_adminq_isr(), pdsc_adminq_post() and queue_work() functions in drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/adminq.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22cd6046eb2148b18990257505834dd45c672a1b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5939feb63ea1f011027576c64b68b681cbad31ca
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e82a8745b951b1e794cc780d46f3fbee5e93447

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.