CVE-2024-49989: drm/amd/display: fix double free issue during amdgpu module unload

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: 2024-10-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-415

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix double free issue during amdgpu module unload Flexible endpoints use DIGs from available inflexible endpoints, so only the encoders of inflexible links need to be freed. Otherwise, a double free issue may occur when unloading the amdgpu module. [ 279.190523] RIP: 0010:__slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190577] Call Trace: [ 279.190580] <TASK> [ 279.190582] ? show_regs+0x69/0x80 [ 279.190590] ? die+0x3b/0x90 [ 279.190595] ? do_trap+0xc8/0xe0 [ 279.190601] ? do_error_trap+0x73/0xa0 [ 279.190605] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190609] ? exc_invalid_op+0x56/0x70 [ 279.190616] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190642] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1f/0x30 [ 279.190648] ? dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191096] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.191102] ? dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191469] kfree+0x260/0x2b0 [ 279.191474] dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191821] link_destroy+0xd7/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 279.192248] dc_destruct+0x90/0x270 [amdgpu] [ 279.192666] dc_destroy+0x19/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 279.193020] amdgpu_dm_fini+0x16e/0x200 [amdgpu] [ 279.193432] dm_hw_fini+0x26/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 279.193795] amdgpu_device_fini_hw+0x24c/0x400 [amdgpu] [ 279.194108] amdgpu_driver_unload_kms+0x4f/0x70 [amdgpu] [ 279.194436] amdgpu_pci_remove+0x40/0x80 [amdgpu] [ 279.194632] pci_device_remove+0x3a/0xa0 [ 279.194638] device_remove+0x40/0x70 [ 279.194642] device_release_driver_internal+0x1ad/0x210 [ 279.194647] driver_detach+0x4e/0xa0 [ 279.194650] bus_remove_driver+0x6f/0xf0 [ 279.194653] driver_unregister+0x33/0x60 [ 279.194657] pci_unregister_driver+0x44/0x90 [ 279.194662] amdgpu_exit+0x19/0x1f0 [amdgpu] [ 279.194939] __do_sys_delete_module.isra.0+0x198/0x2f0 [ 279.194946] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x16/0x20 [ 279.194950] do_syscall_64+0x58/0x120 [ 279.194954] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 279.194980] </TASK>

Affected products

Debian Linux: 11.0
Linux kernel: before 5.15.181; from 5.16 before 6.1.129; from 6.2 before 6.6.55; from 6.7 before 6.10.14; from 6.11 before 6.11.3 — fixed in 5.15.181, 6.1.129, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.6.55

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.181, 6.1.129, 6.10.14, 6.11.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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