CVE-2024-46732 drm/amd/display: Assign linear_pitch_alignment even for VM
A divide-by-zero error in the AMD display driver causes a denial of service in virtual machine environments.
- 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-2024-46732?
CVE-2024-46732 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 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: Assign linear_pitch_alignment even for VM
[Description] Assign linear_pitch_alignment so we don't cause a divide by 0 error in VM environments
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46732?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46732?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-46732 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46732 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as AZL-49678, BELL-CVE-2024-46732, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46732, GHSA-qm97-g575-p78q, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-46732, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46732.