CVE-2024-46871 drm/amd/display: Correct the defined value for AMDGPU_DMUB_NOTIFICATION_MAX

High 7.8 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds array access in the AMD display driver can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch to fix.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-46871?

CVE-2024-46871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Oct 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: Correct the defined value for AMDGPU_DMUB_NOTIFICATION_MAX

[Why & How] It actually exposes '6' types in enum dmub_notification_type. Not 5. Using smaller number to create array dmub_callback & dmub_thread_offload has potential to access item out of array bound. Fix it.

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46871?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46871?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-46871 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46871 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-50733, BELL-CVE-2024-46871, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46871, GHSA-qf32-pvhj-vvx7, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-46871, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46871.

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