CVE-2024-46809: drm/amd/display: Check BIOS images before it is used

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: 2024-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check BIOS images before it is used BIOS images may fail to load and null checks are added before they are used. This fixes 6 NULL_RETURNS issues reported by Coverity.

Affected products

Linux kernel: before 6.6.50; from 6.7 before 6.10.9 — fixed in 6.10.9, 6.6.50

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.10.9, 6.6.50. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fcd903a5d9e897420d7d8b3ca55c6e5dbb47379
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b0ddf19cca2a352b2a7e01d99d3ba949a99c84c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5cb98554c4c6265b494d040c1c62f1db2fa28a6
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e46b70a7cfed71cb84e985c785c39c16df5c28cb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50bec62acaeec03afc6fa5dfb2426e52d049cf5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef7301e674438913134539e77dd887960949f20
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html

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