What is CVE-2024-43907?

CVE-2024-43907 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 4.5 onward and patched in 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.105 and others. CVE-2024-43907 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-43907?

CVE-2024-43907 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-2024-43907?

Yes, CVE-2024-43907 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.105 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-43907 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-43907 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-2024-43907

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/pm: Fix the null pointer dereference in apply_state_adjust_rules Check the pointer value to fix potential null pointer dereference

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-08-26

Last modified 2025-11-03

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-2024-43907 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 4.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.105, 6.6.46, 6.10.5, 6.11 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.5

Fixed in

✓ 5.10.224 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.165 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.105 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.46 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.5 6.10.x ✓ 6.11

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-43907 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c065e50445aea2e0a1815f12e97ee49e02cbaac
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13937a40aae4efe64592ba48c057ac3c72f7fe82
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a01bf2ca9f860fdc88c358567b8fa3033efcf30
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-43907

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-08-26

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-43907?

CVE-2024-43907 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 4.5 onward and has been patched in 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.105 and others. CVE-2024-43907 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-43907?

CVE-2024-43907 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-2024-43907?

Yes — CVE-2024-43907 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.224, 5.15.165, 6.1.105 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-43907 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-43907 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 →