CVE-2024-26649
kernel: null pointer when load rlc firmware
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 26, 2024
Updated · October 31, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was found in the drm/amdgpu driver of Linux Kernel, causing null pointer dereference when attempting to load RLC (Run-Length Coding) firmware. This issue arises if the firmware has an incorrect header size, causing premature release of the firmware pointer in amdgpu_ucode_request(), subsequently attempts to use the nullified pointer result in errors.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference