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CVE-2024-42228: drm/amdgpu: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-908

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Using uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc Initialize the size before calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc, such as case 0x03000001. V2: To really improve the handling we would actually need to have a separate value of 0xffffffff.(Christian)

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 6.6.39; from 6.7 before 6.9.9 — fixed in 6.6.39, 6.9.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.39, 6.9.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b505759447637dcccb50cbd98ec6f8d2a04fc46
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/855ae72c20310e5402b2317fc537d911e87537ef
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a9a467c548d0b3c7761b4fd54a68e70f9c0944
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ee1534ecdd5b4c013064663502d7fde824d2144
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d35cf41c8eb5d9fe95b21ae6ee2910f9ba4878e8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da6a85d197888067e8d38b5d22c986b5b5cab712
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df02642c21c984303fe34c3f7d72965792fb1a15
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f120b3de48b8b6bdf8988a9b334c2d61c17440
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/855ae72c20310e5402b2317fc537d911e87537ef
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88a9a467c548d0b3c7761b4fd54a68e70f9c0944
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8f120b3de48b8b6bdf8988a9b334c2d61c17440
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00003.html

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