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). 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-27044. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

Awaiting data

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-27044 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14613d52bc7fc180df6d2c65ba65fc921fc1dda7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29fde8895b2fcc33f44aea28c644ce2d9b62f9e0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d9fe7787af01188dc470a649bdbb842d6511fd7
Patch

9 patch commits total View all on NVD

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 Awaiting data

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) . 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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-27044. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
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. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →