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CVE-2024-46809

Oct. 4, 2024, 5:33 p.m.

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

Products Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
linux	linux_kernel	*

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check BIOS images before it is used BIOS images may fail to load and null checks are added before they are used. This fixes 6 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

CWE ID: 476

Date

Published: Sept. 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Oct. 4, 2024, 5:33 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has had analysis completed and all data associations made.

More info

Source

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

CPEs

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
o	linux	linux_kernel	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/
o	linux	linux_kernel	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

5.5

Exploitability Score

1.8

Impact Score

3.6

Base Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

https://git.kernel.org/ 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67