CVE-2024-27045: drm/amd/display: Fix a potential buffer overflow in 'dp_dsc_clock_en_read()'

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-01 · updated 2026-08-04
Weakness: CWE-120

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix a potential buffer overflow in 'dp_dsc_clock_en_read()' Tell snprintf() to store at most 10 bytes in the output buffer instead of 30. Fixes the below: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_debugfs.c:1508 dp_dsc_clock_en_read() error: snprintf() is printing too much 30 vs 10

Affected products

Linux kernel: from 5.9 before 5.10.214; from 5.11 before 5.15.153; from 5.16 before 6.1.83; from 6.2 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11; from 6.8 before 6.8.2 — fixed in 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.214, 5.15.153, 6.1.83, 6.6.23. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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