CVE-2024-46817 drm/amd/display: Stop amdgpu_dm initialize when stream nums greater than 6
A missing bounds check in the AMD display driver allows an integer overflow leading to a buffer overrun, potentially causing a system crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-46817?
CVE-2024-46817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 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: Stop amdgpu_dm initialize when stream nums greater than 6
[Why] Coverity reports OVERRUN warning. Should abort amdgpu_dm initialize.
[How] Return failure to amdgpu_dm_init.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46817?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-46817?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-46817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-46817, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46817, GHSA-73cx-rxj3-qqfq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46817.