CVE-2024-42123

drm/amdgpu: fix double free err_addr pointer warnings

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: July 30, 2024 at 07:46 AM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix double free err_addr pointer warnings In amdgpu_umc_bad_page_polling_timeout, the amdgpu_umc_handle_bad_pages will be run many times so that double free err_addr in some special case. So set the err_addr to NULL to avoid the warnings.

Affected

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

v ≤ 6.9.94.2d38ceaf99ed015f2a0b9af3499791bd3a3daae21
Vendor states this is fixed in 506c245f3f1cd989cb89811a7f06e04ff8813a0d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8e24beb3c2b08a4763f920399a9cc577ed440a1a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.160 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.9 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415

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