Memory leak in Linux kernel display amdgpu_dm driver

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU90004

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-26833

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the dm_sw_fini() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

External links

http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b49b022f7dfce85eb77d0d987008fde5c01d7857
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33f649f1b1cea39ed360e6c12bba4fac83118e6e
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58168005337eabef345a872be3f87d0215ff3b30
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10c6b90e975358c17856a578419dc449887899c2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/541e79265ea7e339a7c4a462feafe9f8f996e04b
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bae67893578d608e35691dcdfa90c4957debf1d3

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.