CVE-2024-36914

drm/amd/display: Skip on writeback when it's not applicable

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 30, 2024 at 03:29 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Skip on writeback when it's not applicable [WHY] dynamic memory safety error detector (KASAN) catches and generates error messages "BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds" as writeback connector does not support certain features which are not initialized. [HOW] Skip them when connector type is DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_WRITEBACK.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.15 ≤ v < 6.1.1164.15 ≤ v < 6.6.314.15 ≤ v < 6.8.104.15 ≤ v < 6.96.2 ≤ v < 6.6.316.7 ≤ v < 6.8.104562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c6.9 rc16.9 rc26.9 rc3
Vendor states this is fixed in 87de0a741ef6d93fcb99983138a0d89a546a043c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 951a498fa993c5501994ec2df97c9297b02488c7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e9baa7110e9f3756bd5a812af376c288d9be894d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ecedd99a9369fb5cde601ae9abd58bca2739f1ae (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.116 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.31 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.8.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87de0a741ef6d93fcb99983138a0d89a546a043c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/951a498fa993c5501994ec2df97c9297b02488c7
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9baa7110e9f3756bd5a812af376c288d9be894d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecedd99a9369fb5cde601ae9abd58bca2739f1ae
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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CWE
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