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Vulnerability · Published Dec 27, 2024 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2024-56666drm/amdkfd: Dereference null return value

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference 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 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.8% 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/amdkfd: Dereference null return value In the function pqm_uninit there is a call-assignment of "pdd = kfd_get_process_device_data" which could be null, and this value was later dereferenced without checking.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13linux6.12.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56666
Debian:14linux6.12.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-56666

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux fb91065851cd5f2735348c5f3eddeeca3d7c2973 – before 768442d918932c4da09003f1fd6be1750b93a4bafb91065851cd5f2735348c5f3eddeeca3d7c2973 – before a592bb19abdc2072875c87da606461bfd7821b08
Linux Linux 6.12

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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