Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel amd amdgpu driver

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU97511

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/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-2024-46725

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the amdgpu_ring_init() function in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.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/c253b87c7c37ec40a2e0c84e4a6b636ba5cd66b2
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/919f9bf9997b8dcdc132485ea96121e7d15555f9
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf2db220b38301b6486a0f11da24a0f317de558c
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a60d1f7ff62e453dde2d3b4907e178954d199844
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/130bee397b9cd52006145c87a456fd8719390cb5
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be1684930f5262a622d40ce7a6f1423530d87f89

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.