CVE-2024-43829

MEDIUM EPSS 14.2%
Published Aug 17, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 17, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/qxl: Add check for drm_cvt_mode Add check for the return value of drm_cvt_mode() and return the error if it fails in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
14.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.1  –  <6.1.103
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.44
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.10.3

References 9

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3efe34f95b1ac8c138a46b14ce75956db0d6ee7c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1f303bdeceac049e56e4b20eb5280bd9e02f4f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e87f592a46bb804d8f833da6ce702ae4b55053f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ef8d7816c8e4a6088275553818b9afc0ffaa03
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd09a2db0f617377027a2bb0b9179e6959edff3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4c57354a06cb4a77998ff8aa40af89eee30e07b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f28b353c0c6c7831a70ccca881bf2db5e6785cdd
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3efe34f95b1ac8c138a46b14ce75956db0d6ee7c
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b1f303bdeceac049e56e4b20eb5280bd9e02f4f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e87f592a46bb804d8f833da6ce702ae4b55053f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/62ef8d7816c8e4a6088275553818b9afc0ffaa03
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd09a2db0f617377027a2bb0b9179e6959edff3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4c57354a06cb4a77998ff8aa40af89eee30e07b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f28b353c0c6c7831a70ccca881bf2db5e6785cdd
    Patch