CVE-2024-38581 drm/amdgpu/mes: fix use-after-free issue
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- 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-2024-38581?
CVE-2024-38581 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jun 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/amdgpu/mes: fix use-after-free issue
Delete fence fallback timer to fix the ramdom use-after-free issue.
v2: move to amdgpu_mes.c
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38581?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38581?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-38581 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38581 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-38581, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38581, GHSA-8m45-p293-9xvp, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-38581, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2024-38581, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38581.