CVE-2024-36024 drm/amd/display: Disable idle reallow as part of command/gpint execution
A race condition in the AMD display driver can cause a hardware hang, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-36024?
CVE-2024-36024 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Disable idle reallow as part of command/gpint execution
[Why] Workaroud for a race condition where DMCUB is in the process of committing to IPS1 during the handshake causing us to miss the transition into IPS2 and touch the INBOX1 RPTR causing a HW hang.
[How] Disable the reallow to ensure that we have enough of a gap between entry and exit and we're not seeing back-to-back wake_and_executes.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36024?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36024?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-36024 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36024 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-62809, AZL-67985, BELL-CVE-2024-36024, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36024, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-36024, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-36024 and 2 more.