CVE-2024-42228 drm/amdgpu: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc
A local attacker can trigger a denial of service in the AMD GPU driver by exploiting an uninitialized variable in the command submission path.
- 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-2024-42228?
CVE-2024-42228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 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: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc
Initialize the size before calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc, such as case 0x03000001. V2: To really improve the handling we would actually need to have a separate value of 0xffffffff.(Christian)
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42228?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42228?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-42228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42228 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-47086, AZL-47172, BELL-CVE-2024-42228, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42228, GHSA-mhjg-j5hq-m4p7, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42228.