CVE-2024-50096

nouveau/dmem: Fix vulnerability in migrate_to_ram upon copy error

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 5, 2024 at 05:04 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM 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: nouveau/dmem: Fix vulnerability in migrate_to_ram upon copy error The `nouveau_dmem_copy_one` function ensures that the copy push command is sent to the device firmware but does not track whether it was executed successfully. In the case of a copy error (e.g., firmware or hardware failure), the copy push command will be sent via the firmware channel, and `nouveau_dmem_copy_one` will likely report success, leading to the `migrate_to_ram` function returning a dirty HIGH_USER page to the user. This can result in a security vulnerability, as a HIGH_USER page that may contain sensitive or corrupted data could be returned to the user. To prevent this vulnerability, we allocate a zero page. Thus, in case of an error, a non-dirty (zero) page will be returned to the user.

Affected

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

5.1 ≤ v < 5.10.2275.1 ≤ v < 5.15.1685.1 ≤ v < 5.4.2855.1 ≤ v < 6.1.1135.1 ≤ v < 6.11.45.1 ≤ v < 6.125.1 ≤ v < 6.6.575.11 ≤ v < 5.15.1685.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1135.5 ≤ v < 5.10.2276.2 ≤ v < 6.6.576.7 ≤ v < 6.11.45be73b690875f7eb2d2defb54ccd7f2f120749846.12 rc16.12 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 614bfb2050982d23d53d0d51c4079dba0437c883 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 697e3ddcf1f8b68bd531fc34eead27c000bdf3e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 73f75d2b5aee5a735cf64b8ab4543d5c20dbbdd9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 835745a377a4519decd1a36d6b926e369b3033e2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8c3de9282dde21ce3c1bf1bde3166a4510547aa9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ab4d113b6718b076046018292f821d5aa4b844f8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fd9bb7e996bab9b9049fffe3f3d3b50dee191d27 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.227 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.168 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.285 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.113 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.57 (unaffected)

References (9)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/614bfb2050982d23d53d0d51c4079dba0437c883
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/697e3ddcf1f8b68bd531fc34eead27c000bdf3e1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f75d2b5aee5a735cf64b8ab4543d5c20dbbdd9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/835745a377a4519decd1a36d6b926e369b3033e2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c3de9282dde21ce3c1bf1bde3166a4510547aa9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab4d113b6718b076046018292f821d5aa4b844f8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd9bb7e996bab9b9049fffe3f3d3b50dee191d27
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

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

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