CVE-2024-49972

drm/amd/display: Deallocate DML memory if allocation fails

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 21, 2024 at 06:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:00 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Deallocate DML memory if allocation fails [Why] When DC state create DML memory allocation fails, memory is not deallocated subsequently, resulting in uninitialized structure that is not NULL. [How] Deallocate memory if DML memory allocation fails.

Affected

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

v < 6.11.36.7 ≤ v < 6.11.36.7 ≤ v < 6.126.77966f319c66d9468623c6a6a017ecbc0dd79be75
Vendor states this is fixed in 80345daa5746184195f2d383a2f1bad058f0f94c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 892abca6877a96c9123bb1c010cafccdf8ca1b75 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.7 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (2)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80345daa5746184195f2d383a2f1bad058f0f94c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/892abca6877a96c9123bb1c010cafccdf8ca1b75

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

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

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