Vulnerability · Published Oct 21, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-49916drm/amd/display: Add NULL check for clk_mgr and clk_mgr->funcs in dcn401_init_hw

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add NULL check for clk_mgr and clk_mgr->funcs in dcn401_init_hw This commit addresses a potential null pointer dereference issue in the `dcn401_init_hw` function. The issue could occur when `dc->clk_mgr` or `dc->clk_mgr->funcs` is null. The fix adds a check to ensure `dc->clk_mgr` and `dc->clk_mgr->funcs` is not null before accessing its functions. This prevents a potential null pointer dereference. Reported by smatch: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/hwss/dcn401/dcn401_hwseq.c:416 dcn401_init_hw() error: we previously assumed 'dc->clk_mgr' could be null (see line 225)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2024-49916
Debian:13linux6.11.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49916
Debian:14linux6.11.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.116.11.0-1007.7UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1010.10USN-7170-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.116.11.0-1010.10UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-49916

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before ac1c41e318074d8a9ea925787e366be15d7645e84562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c – before 4b6377f0e96085cbec96eb7f0b282430ccdd3d75
Linux Linux 4.15

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