CVE-2024-43899

drm/amd/display: Fix null pointer deref in dcn20_resource.c

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix null pointer deref in dcn20_resource.c Fixes a hang thats triggered when MPV is run on a DCN401 dGPU: mpv --hwdec=vaapi --vo=gpu --hwdec-codecs=all and then enabling fullscreen playback (double click on the video) The following calltrace will be seen: [ 181.843989] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 [ 181.843997] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode [ 181.844003] #PF: error_code(0x0010) - not-present page [ 181.844009] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 181.844020] Oops: 0010 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 181.844028] CPU: 6 PID: 1892 Comm: gnome-shell Tainted: G W OE 6.5.0-41-generic #41~22.04.2-Ubuntu [ 181.844038] Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/CROSSHAIR VI HERO, BIOS 6302 10/23/2018 [ 181.844044] RIP: 0010:0x0 [ 181.844079] Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0xffffffffffffffd6. [ 181.844084] RSP: 0018:ffffb593c2b8f7b0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 181.844093] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000004 [ 181.844099] RDX: ffffb593c2b8f804 RSI: ffffb593c2b8f7e0 RDI: ffff9e3c8e758400 [ 181.844105] RBP: ffffb593c2b8f7b8 R08: ffffb593c2b8f9c8 R09: ffffb593c2b8f96c [ 181.844110] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffb593c2b8f9c8 [ 181.844115] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff9e3c88000000 R15: 0000000000000005 [ 181.844121] FS: 00007c6e323bb5c0(0000) GS:ffff9e3f85f80000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 181.844128] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 181.844134] CR2: ffffffffffffffd6 CR3: 0000000140fbe000 CR4: 00000000003506e0 [ 181.844141] Call Trace: [ 181.844146] <TASK> [ 181.844153] ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 [ 181.844167] ? __die+0x24/0x80 [ 181.844179] ? page_fault_oops+0x99/0x1b0 [ 181.844192] ? do_user_addr_fault+0x31d/0x6b0 [ 181.844204] ? exc_page_fault+0x83/0x1b0 [ 181.844216] ? asm_exc_page_fault+0x27/0x30 [ 181.844237] dcn20_get_dcc_compression_cap+0x23/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 181.845115] amdgpu_dm_plane_validate_dcc.constprop.0+0xe5/0x180 [amdgpu] [ 181.845985] amdgpu_dm_plane_fill_plane_buffer_attributes+0x300/0x580 [amdgpu] [ 181.846848] fill_dc_plane_info_and_addr+0x258/0x350 [amdgpu] [ 181.847734] fill_dc_plane_attributes+0x162/0x350 [amdgpu] [ 181.848748] dm_update_plane_state.constprop.0+0x4e3/0x6b0 [amdgpu] [ 181.849791] ? dm_update_plane_state.constprop.0+0x4e3/0x6b0 [amdgpu] [ 181.850840] amdgpu_dm_atomic_check+0xdfe/0x1760 [amdgpu]

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: Linux Linux
Affected: Linux Linux
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/974fccd61758599a9716c4b909d9226749efe37e patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecbf60782662f0a388493685b85a645a0ba1613c patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-43899?
CVE-2024-43899 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-43899?
To fix CVE-2024-43899, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-43899 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-43899 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-43899?
CVE-2024-43899 affects Linux Linux, Linux Linux.
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