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CVE-2024-49972: drm/amd/display: Deallocate DML memory if allocation fails

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2024-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17

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 products

• Linux kernel: before 6.11.3 — fixed in 6.11.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80345daa5746184195f2d383a2f1bad058f0f94c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/892abca6877a96c9123bb1c010cafccdf8ca1b75

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