Vulnerability identifier: #VU96525

Vulnerability 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

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 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:

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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

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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.