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CVE-2024-26649: drm/amdgpu: Fix the null pointer when load rlc firmware

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-03-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix the null pointer when load rlc firmware If the RLC firmware is invalid because of wrong header size, the pointer to the rlc firmware is released in function amdgpu_ucode_request. There will be a null pointer error in subsequent use. So skip validation to fix it.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.3 before 6.6.15; from 6.7 before 6.7.3 — fixed in 6.6.15, 6.7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.15, 6.7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b5bacce2d13dbe648f0bfd3f738ecce8db4978c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc03c02cc1991a066b23e69bbcc0f66e8f1f7453
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3887448486caeef9687fb5dfebd4ff91e0f25aa
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b5bacce2d13dbe648f0bfd3f738ecce8db4978c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc03c02cc1991a066b23e69bbcc0f66e8f1f7453
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3887448486caeef9687fb5dfebd4ff91e0f25aa

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