Linux Kernel up to 6.6.54/6.10.13/6.11.2 AMD Display 0010:__slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 double free

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.54/6.10.13/6.11.2. The affected element is the function 0010:__slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 of the component AMD Display. The manipulation results in double free. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-49989. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.54/6.10.13/6.11.2. Affected is the function 0010:__slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 of the component AMD Display. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix double free issue during amdgpu module unload Flexible endpoints use DIGs from available inflexible endpoints, so only the encoders of inflexible links need to be freed. Otherwise, a double free issue may occur when unloading the amdgpu module. [ 279.190523] RIP: 0010:__slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190577] Call Trace: [ 279.190580] <TASK> [ 279.190582] ? show_regs+0x69/0x80 [ 279.190590] ? die+0x3b/0x90 [ 279.190595] ? do_trap+0xc8/0xe0 [ 279.190601] ? do_error_trap+0x73/0xa0 [ 279.190605] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190609] ? exc_invalid_op+0x56/0x70 [ 279.190616] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190642] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1f/0x30 [ 279.190648] ? dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191096] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.191102] ? dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191469] kfree+0x260/0x2b0 [ 279.191474] dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191821] link_destroy+0xd7/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 279.192248] dc_destruct+0x90/0x270 [amdgpu] [ 279.192666] dc_destroy+0x19/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 279.193020] amdgpu_dm_fini+0x16e/0x200 [amdgpu] [ 279.193432] dm_hw_fini+0x26/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 279.193795] amdgpu_device_fini_hw+0x24c/0x400 [amdgpu] [ 279.194108] amdgpu_driver_unload_kms+0x4f/0x70 [amdgpu] [ 279.194436] amdgpu_pci_remove+0x40/0x80 [amdgpu] [ 279.194632] pci_device_remove+0x3a/0xa0 [ 279.194638] device_remove+0x40/0x70 [ 279.194642] device_release_driver_internal+0x1ad/0x210 [ 279.194647] driver_detach+0x4e/0xa0 [ 279.194650] bus_remove_driver+0x6f/0xf0 [ 279.194653] driver_unregister+0x33/0x60 [ 279.194657] pci_unregister_driver+0x44/0x90 [ 279.194662] amdgpu_exit+0x19/0x1f0 [amdgpu] [ 279.194939] __do_sys_delete_module.isra.0+0x198/0x2f0 [ 279.194946] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x16/0x20 [ 279.194950] do_syscall_64+0x58/0x120 [ 279.194954] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 279.194980] </TASK>

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-49989 since 10/21/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/15/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213018 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:4314-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.6.55, 6.10.14 or 6.11.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch cf6f3ebd6312/7af9e6fa63db/3c0ff4de45ce/20b5a8f9f467 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 (213018) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3251). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• NetApp StorageGRID
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• Kyocera Printer
• NetApp AFF
• NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
• SUSE openSUSE
• IBM Security Guardium
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Avamar
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• NetApp FAS
• SolarWinds Security Event Manager
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Dell PowerScale OneFS

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 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
• 6.6.50
• 6.6.51
• 6.6.52
• 6.6.53
• 6.6.54
• 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
• 6.10.9
• 6.10.10
• 6.10.11
• 6.10.12
• 6.10.13
• 6.11.0
• 6.11.1
• 6.11.2

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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