What is CVE-2024-27044?

CVE-2024-27044 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.4 onward and patched in 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153 and others. CVE-2024-27044 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27044?

CVE-2024-27044 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-27044?

Yes, CVE-2024-27044 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-27044 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-27044 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2024-27044

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix potential NULL pointer dereferences in 'dcn10_set_output_transfer_func()' The 'stream' pointer is used in dcn10_set_output_transfer_func() before the check if 'stream' is NULL. Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/hwss/dcn10/dcn10_hwseq.c:1892 dcn10_set_output_transfer_func() warn: variable dereferenced before check 'stream' (see line 1875)

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-05-01

Last modified 2024-12-23

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2024-27044 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.4 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2, 6.9 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.4

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.273 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.214 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.153 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.83 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.23 6.6.x ✓ 6.7.11 6.7.x ✓ 6.8.2 6.8.x ✓ 6.9

References

9 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14613d52bc7fc180df6d2c65ba65fc921fc1dda7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29fde8895b2fcc33f44aea28c644ce2d9b62f9e0

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d9fe7787af01188dc470a649bdbb842d6511fd7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/330caa061af53ea6d287d7c43d0703714e510e08

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ac7c7a3a9ab57aba0fe78ecb922d2b20e16efeb

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-27044

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-05-01

Modified 2024-12-23

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27044?

CVE-2024-27044 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.4 onward and has been patched in 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153 and others. CVE-2024-27044 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-27044?

CVE-2024-27044 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-27044?

Yes. CVE-2024-27044 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.273, 5.10.214, 5.15.153 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.4 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-27044 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-27044 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.