# CVE-2024-56542: drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed > A memory leak in the AMD display driver during module removal can lead to resource exhaustion and potential denial of service. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **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:** Yes - **Published:** 27 Dec 2024 - **Updated:** 23 May 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-56542, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56542, GHSA-pp3m-qp57-r498, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56542 ## What is CVE-2024-56542? CVE-2024-56542 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed Running "modprobe amdgpu" the second time (followed by a modprobe -r amdgpu) causes a call trace like: [ 845.212163] Memory manager not clean during takedown. [ 845.212170] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 2481 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c:999 drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212177] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE-) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amd_sched(OE) drm_exec drm_suballoc_helper drm_display_helper i2c_algo_bit amdttm(OE) amdkcl(OE) cec rc_core sunrpc qrtr intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_hdmi edac_mce_amd snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_usb_audio snd_hda_codec snd_usbmidi_lib kvm_amd snd_hda_core snd_ump mc snd_hwdep kvm snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul snd_rawmidi polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 snd_seq aesni_intel crypto_simd snd_seq_device cryptd snd_timer mfd_aaeon asus_nb_wmi eeepc_wmi joydev asus_wmi snd ledtrig_audio sparse_keymap ccp wmi_bmof input_leds k10temp i2c_piix4 platform_profile rapl soundcore gpio_amdpt mac_hid binfmt_misc msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_logitech_hidpp hid_logitech_dj hid_generic usbhid hid ahci xhci_pci igc crc32_pclmul libahci xhci_pci_renesas video [ 845.212284] wmi [last unloaded: amddrm_ttm_helper(OE)] [ 845.212290] CPU: 4 PID: 2481 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G W OE 6.8.0-31-generic #31-Ubuntu [ 845.212296] RIP: 0010:drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212300] Code: 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 47 38 48 83 c7 38 48 39 f8 75 09 31 c0 31 ff e9 90 2e 86 00 55 48 c7 c7 d0 f6 8e 8a 48 89 e5 e8 f5 db 45 ff <0f> 0b 5d 31 c0 31 ff e9 74 2e 86 00 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 [ 845.212302] RSP: 0018:ffffb11302127ae0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 845.212305] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff92aa5020fc08 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212307] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212309] RBP: ffffb11302127ae0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212310] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000004 [ 845.212312] R13: ffff92aa50200000 R14: ffff92aa5020fb10 R15: ffff92aa5020faa0 [ 845.212313] FS: 0000707dd7c7c080(0000) GS:ffff92b93de00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 845.212316] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 845.212318] CR2: 00007d48b0aee200 CR3: 0000000115a58000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0 [ 845.212320] PKRU: 55555554 [ 845.212321] Call Trace: [ 845.212323] [ 845.212328] ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 [ 845.212333] ? __warn+0x89/0x160 [ 845.212339] ? drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212344] ? report_bug+0x17e/0x1b0 [ 845.212350] ? handle_bug+0x51/0xa0 [ 845.212355] ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80 [ 845.212359] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20 [ 845.212366] ? drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212371] amdgpu_gtt_mgr_fini+0xa9/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 845.212645] amdgpu_ttm_fini+0x264/0x340 [amdgpu] [ 845.212770] amdgpu_bo_fini+0x2e/0xc0 [amdgpu] [ 845.212894] gmc_v12_0_sw_fini+0x2a/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 845.213036] amdgpu_device_fini_sw+0x11a/0x590 [amdgpu] [ 845.213159] amdgpu_driver_release_kms+0x16/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 845.213302] devm_drm_dev_init_release+0x5e/0x90 [ 845.213305] devm_action_release+0x12/0x30 [ 845.213308] release_nodes+0x42/0xd0 [ 845.213311] devres_release_all+0x97/0xe0 [ 845.213314] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0x80 [ 845.213317] device_release_driver_internal+0x230/0x270 [ 845.213319] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 This is caused by lost memory during early init phase. First time driver is removed, memory is freed but when second time the driver is inserted, VBIOS dmub is not active, since the PSP policy is to retain the driver loaded version on subsequent warm boots. Hence, communication with VBIOS DMUB fails. Fix this by aborting further comm ---truncated--- Weakness: CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56542? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-56542? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-56542 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56542 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-56542 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-56542 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56542 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56542/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56542/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56542 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-56542 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-56542 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56542/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.