drm/amd/display: Add null checker before passing variables
Priority LOW 24CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add null checker before passing variables Checks null pointer before passing variables to functions. This fixes 3 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00214 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.258, 5.15.165, 6.1.105 +3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.15 and later | 5.10.258, 5.15.165, 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5, 6.11 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.15 and later Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.165, 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5, 6.11 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.15.165; 5.16 to before 6.1.105; 6.2 to before 6.6.46; 6.7 to before 6.10.5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.15.165; 5.16 to before 6.1.105; 6.2 to before 6.6.46; 6.7 to before 6.10.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.165, 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5, 6.11
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43902
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg6q-c353-f4qp
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0b8b23b9c2ebec693a36fea518d8f13493ad655
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83c7f509ef087041604e9572938f82e18b724c9d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cc2a94d96caeb3c975acdae7351c2f997c32175
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1686675405d07f35eae7ff3d13a530034b899df2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8092aa3ab8f7b737a34b71f91492c676a843043a
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Sources
- CVE-2024-43902 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-43902 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cg6q-c353-f4qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-43902 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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