Linux Kernel up to 6.1.108/6.6.49/6.10.8 AMD Display vmid0p72_idx memory corruption

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.108/6.6.49/6.10.8. The impacted element is the function vmid0p72_idx of the component AMD Display. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-46726. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.108/6.6.49/6.10.8. This affects the function vmid0p72_idx of the component AMD Display. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Ensure index calculation will not overflow [WHY & HOW] Make sure vmid0p72_idx, vnom0p8_idx and vmax0p9_idx calculation will never overflow and exceess array size. This fixes 3 OVERRUN and 1 INTEGER_OVERFLOW issues reported by Coverity.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-46726 since 09/11/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208099 (Debian dsa-5782 : affs-modules-6.1.0-21-4kc-malta-di - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.1.109, 6.6.50 or 6.10.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 733ae185502d/3dc6bb57dab3/d705b5869f6b/8e2734bf4447 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (208099) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-2173). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Google Cloud Platform
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• IBM InfoSphere Guardium
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.1.108
• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.6.23
• 6.6.24
• 6.6.25
• 6.6.26
• 6.6.27
• 6.6.28
• 6.6.29
• 6.6.30
• 6.6.31
• 6.6.32
• 6.6.33
• 6.6.34
• 6.6.35
• 6.6.36
• 6.6.37
• 6.6.38
• 6.6.39
• 6.6.40
• 6.6.41
• 6.6.42
• 6.6.43
• 6.6.44
• 6.6.45
• 6.6.46
• 6.6.47
• 6.6.48
• 6.6.49
• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2
• 6.10.3
• 6.10.4
• 6.10.5
• 6.10.6
• 6.10.7
• 6.10.8

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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