7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-49991
AMD KFD Pass Pointer Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: amdkfd_free_gtt_mem clear the correct pointer Pass pointer reference to amdgpu_bo_unref to clear the correct pointer, otherwise amdgpu_bo_unref clear the local variable, the original pointer not set to NULL, this could cause use-after-free bug.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 17, 2024, 3:15 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

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  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7831613cbbcd9058d3658fbcdc5d5884ceb2e0c [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 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/30ceb873cc2e97348d9da2265b2d1ddf07f682e1 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30ceb873cc2e97348d9da2265b2d1ddf07f682e1 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9289806591807e4e3be9a23df8ee2069180055 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9289806591807e4e3be9a23df8ee2069180055 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71f3240f82987f0f070ea5bed559033de7d4c0e1 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71f3240f82987f0f070ea5bed559033de7d4c0e1 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c86ad39140bbcb9dc75a10046c2221f657e8083b No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c86ad39140bbcb9dc75a10046c2221f657e8083b Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.6.55 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.11 up to (excluding) 6.11.3
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: amdkfd_free_gtt_mem clear the correct pointer Pass pointer reference to amdgpu_bo_unref to clear the correct pointer, otherwise amdgpu_bo_unref clear the local variable, the original pointer not set to NULL, this could cause use-after-free bug.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30ceb873cc2e97348d9da2265b2d1ddf07f682e1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71f3240f82987f0f070ea5bed559033de7d4c0e1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c9289806591807e4e3be9a23df8ee2069180055 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c86ad39140bbcb9dc75a10046c2221f657e8083b [No types assigned]
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