CVE-2024-56666
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 27, 2024
Updated: Jan 6, 2025
CWE ID 476
Summary
CVE-2024-56666 is a newly identified vulnerability in the Linux kernel. In the drm/amdkfd driver, a null return value is not properly checked in the pqm_uninit function. This issue results in a dereference of a null value, which can potentially lead to unintended behavior or system crashes. The affected code segment involves a call to kfd_get_process_device_data, which may return null. This vulnerability has been addressed in recent Linux kernel updates.
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Affected Products
- Linux Kernel
Affected Vendors
- LINUX