Linux Kernel up to 6.10.8 AMD Display msg_id array index

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.225/5.15.166/6.1.108/6.6.49/6.10.8. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AMD Display. The manipulation of the argument msg_id leads to array index. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-46814. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.225/5.15.166/6.1.108/6.6.49/6.10.8 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component AMD Display. The manipulation of the argument msg_id with an unknown input leads to a array index vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-129. The product uses untrusted input when calculating or using an array index, but the product does not validate or incorrectly validates the index to ensure the index references a valid position within the array. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Check msg_id before processing transcation [WHY & HOW] HDCP_MESSAGE_ID_INVALID (-1) is not a valid msg_id nor is it a valid array index, and it needs checking before used. This fixes 4 OVERRUN issues reported by Coverity.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-46814 since 09/11/2024. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/19/2025).

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 5.10.226, 5.15.167, 6.1.109, 6.6.50 or 6.10.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 916083054670/fe63daf7b102/0147505f0822/cb63090a17d3/6590643c5de7/fa71face755e 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-2024-3050). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Kyocera Printer
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Broadcom Brocade SANnav
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.225
• 5.15.166
• 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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