CVE-2024-46809: Linux kernel · drm/amd/display: Check BIOS images before it is used
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Sep 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to add null checks before BIOS images are used in the AMD display driver. Users should update to the latest Linux kernel version containing this fix. Since this is a kernel-level issue, applying the official kernel update is the recommended remediation.
Description
CVE-2024-46809 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD display driver (drm/amd/display). It addresses issues where BIOS images were not properly checked before use, potentially leading to null pointer dereferences. The fix adds null checks to prevent BIOS images from being used if they fail to load, resolving six NULL_RETURNS issues identified by Coverity.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46809 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fcd903a5d9e897420d7d8b3ca55c6e5dbb47379 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b0ddf19cca2a352b2a7e01d99d3ba949a99c84c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5cb98554c4c6265b494d040c1c62f1db2fa28a6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e46b70a7cfed71cb84e985c785c39c16df5c28cb (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e50bec62acaeec03afc6fa5dfb2426e52d049cf5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/eef7301e674438913134539e77dd887960949f20 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)