CVE-2024-40987 drm/amdgpu: fix UBSAN warning in kv_dpm.c
A missing bounds check in the AMD GPU driver allows out-of-bounds memory access, potentially leading to system crashes or code execution.
- 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-2024-40987?
CVE-2024-40987 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 12 Jul 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: fix UBSAN warning in kv_dpm.c
Adds bounds check for sumo_vid_mapping_entry.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40987?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40987?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-40987 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40987 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-40987, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40987, GHSA-28r9-r5gx-vxvg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40987.