CVE-2024-42101

low-risk
Published 2024-07-30

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/nouveau: fix null pointer dereference in nouveau_connector_get_modes In nouveau_connector_get_modes(), the return value of drm_mode_duplicate() is assigned to mode, which will lead to a possible NULL pointer dereference on failure of drm_mode_duplicate(). Add a check to avoid npd.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (17)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f32535238493008587a8c5cb17eb2ca097592ef
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/274cba8d2d1b48c72d8bd90e76c9e2dc1aa0a81d
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/744b229f09134ccd091427a6f9ea6d97302cfdd9
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db5411c5d0bd9c29b8c2ad93c36b5c16ea46c9e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80bec6825b19d95ccdfd3393cf8ec15ff2a749b4
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9baf60323efa992b7c915094529f0a1882c34e7e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e36364f5f3785d054a94e57e971385284886d41a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48dd3f19614022f2e1b794fbd169d2b4c398c07
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f32535238493008587a8c5cb17eb2ca097592ef
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/274cba8d2d1b48c72d8bd90e76c9e2dc1aa0a81d
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/744b229f09134ccd091427a6f9ea6d97302cfdd9
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db5411c5d0bd9c29b8c2ad93c36b5c16ea46c9e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80bec6825b19d95ccdfd3393cf8ec15ff2a749b4
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9baf60323efa992b7c915094529f0a1882c34e7e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e36364f5f3785d054a94e57e971385284886d41a
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f48dd3f19614022f2e1b794fbd169d2b4c398c07
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal