7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-44978
AMD Xe UAF Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Free job before xe_exec_queue_put Free job depends on job->vm being valid, the last xe_exec_queue_put can destroy the VM. Prevent UAF by freeing job before xe_exec_queue_put. (cherry picked from commit 32a42c93b74c8ca6d0915ea3eba21bceff53042f)

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 10, 2024, 4:51 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98aa0330f200b9b8fb9e1298e006eda57a13351c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e7f30563677fbeff62d368d5d2a5ac7aaa9746a Patch

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98aa0330f200b9b8fb9e1298e006eda57a13351c No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98aa0330f200b9b8fb9e1298e006eda57a13351c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e7f30563677fbeff62d368d5d2a5ac7aaa9746a No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e7f30563677fbeff62d368d5d2a5ac7aaa9746a Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8 up to (excluding) 6.10.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.11:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Sep. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Free job before xe_exec_queue_put Free job depends on job->vm being valid, the last xe_exec_queue_put can destroy the VM. Prevent UAF by freeing job before xe_exec_queue_put. (cherry picked from commit 32a42c93b74c8ca6d0915ea3eba21bceff53042f)
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98aa0330f200b9b8fb9e1298e006eda57a13351c [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e7f30563677fbeff62d368d5d2a5ac7aaa9746a [No types assigned]
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