NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel amd amdgpu driver

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU96525

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/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-2024-43908

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 amdgpu_ras_interrupt_process_handler() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ras.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/ff5c4eb71ee8951c789b079f6e948f86708b04ed
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d81c1eeb333d84b3012a91c0500189dc1d71e46c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/56e848034ccabe44e8f22ffcf49db771c17b0d0a
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48cada0ac79e4775236d642e9ec5998a7c7fb7a4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b89616333979114bb0da5fa40fb6e4a2f5294ca2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/033187a70ba9743c73a810a006816e5553d1e7d4
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c11d30c95576937c6c35e6f29884761f2dddb43

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.