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CVE-2024-49942 — Linux Linux Kernel security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Prevent null pointer access in xe_migrate_copy xe_migrate_copy designed to copy content of TTM resources. When source resource is null, it will trigger a NULL pointer dereference in xe_migrate_copy. To avoid this situation, update lacks source flag to true for this case, the flag will trigger xe_migrate_clear rather than xe_migrate_copy. Issue trace: <7> [317.089847] xe 0000:00:02.0: [drm:xe_migrate_copy [xe]] Pass 14, sizes: 4194304 & 4194304 <7> [317.089945] xe 0000:00:02.0: [drm:xe_migrate_copy [xe]] Pass 15, sizes: 4194304 & 4194304 <1> [317.128055] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000010 <1> [317.128064] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode <1> [317.128066] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page <6> [317.128069] PGD 0 P4D 0 <4> [317.128071] Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI <4> [317.128074] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1440 Comm: kunit_try_catch Tainted: G U N 6.11.0-rc7-xe #1 <4> [317.128078] Tainted: [U]=USER, [N]=TEST <4> [317.128080] Hardware name: Intel Corporation Lunar Lake Client Platform/LNL-M LP5 RVP1, BIOS LNLMFWI1.R00.3221.D80.2407291239 07/29/2024 <4> [317.12…

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (3.1)
Published
2024-10-21
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
linux/kernel
Weaknesses
CWE-476

Affected products

  • linux / linux_kernel
  • linux / linux_kernel / 6.12

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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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