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CVE-2024-26672 — Linux Linux Kernel security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix variable 'mca_funcs' dereferenced before NULL check in 'amdgpu_mca_smu_get_mca_entry()' Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_mca.c:377 amdgpu_mca_smu_get_mca_entry() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'mca_funcs' (see line 368) 357 int amdgpu_mca_smu_get_mca_entry(struct amdgpu_device *adev, enum amdgpu_mca_error_type type, 358 int idx, struct mca_bank_entry *entry) 359 { 360 const struct amdgpu_mca_smu_funcs *mca_funcs = adev->mca.mca_funcs; 361 int count; 362 363 switch (type) { 364 case AMDGPU_MCA_ERROR_TYPE_UE: 365 count = mca_funcs->max_ue_count; mca_funcs is dereferenced here. 366 break; 367 case AMDGPU_MCA_ERROR_TYPE_CE: 368 count = mca_funcs->max_ce_count; mca_funcs is dereferenced here. 369 break; 370 default: 371 return -EINVAL; 372 } 373 374 if (idx >= count) 375 return -EINVAL; 376 377 if (mca_funcs && mca_funcs->mca_get_mca_entry) ^^^^^^^^^ Checked too late!

Severity
High
CVSS
7.1 (3.1)
Published
2024-04-02
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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