#VU88146 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-26657

Vulnerability identifier: #VU88146

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26657

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Linux Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in drivers/gpu/drm/scheduler/sched_entity.c. A local user can send an amdgpu_cs_wait_ioctl to the AMDGPU DRM driver on any ASICs with valid context and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f34e8bb7d6c6626933fe993e03ed59ae85e16abb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74cd204c7afe498aa9dcc3ebf0ecac53d477a429
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54b5b7275dfdec35812ccce70930cd7c4ee612b2

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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.