CVE-2024-42122

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 20
Modified
Published: 30 Jul 2024, 07:46
Last modified:11 May 2026, 20:27

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.02% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

30 Jul 2024, 07:46
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
11 May 2026, 20:27
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Add NULL pointer check for kzalloc [Why & How] Check return pointer of kzalloc before using it.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.02%• Percentile: 4%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference

    The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux

    ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 552e7938b4d7fe548fbf29b9950a14c6149d0470 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < cd1e565a5b7fa60c349ca8a16db1e61715fe8230 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 062edd612fcd300f0f79a36fca5b8b6a5e2fce70 | ≥ 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, < 8e65a1b7118acf6af96449e1e66b7adbc9396912 | 4.15

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 6.9.9

References (5)