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CVE-2024-50189: HID: amd_sfh: Switch to device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent()

• 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: 2024-11-08 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: amd_sfh: Switch to device-managed dmam_alloc_coherent() Using the device-managed version allows to simplify clean-up in probe() error path. Additionally, this device-managed ensures proper cleanup, which helps to resolve memory errors, page faults, btrfs going read-only, and btrfs disk corruption.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.11 before 5.15.168; from 5.16 before 6.1.113; from 6.2 before 6.6.57; from 6.7 before 6.11.4; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2, 6.12-rc3 — fixed in 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.11.4, 6.6.57

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.11.4, 6.6.57. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c3b4c90479aa0375ec98fe1a802993ff96a5f47
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4cd9c5a0fcadc39a05c978a01e15e0d1edc4be93
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c6ad37e5882073cab84901a31da9cb22f316276
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dfee956f53eea96d93ef1e13ab4ce020f4c58b3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c56f9ecb7fb6a3a90079c19eb4c8daf3bbf514b3
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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