drm/amdgpu: fix double free err_addr pointer warnings
CVE-2024-42123 · published 30 Jul 2024
How serious is it
- Severity: high, CVSS score 7 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
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Who is affected
- Linux Linux: d38ceaf99ed015f2a0b9af3499791bd3a3daae21 to < 1eb6c4a0d83d1f348d718f813706105eff8cfc74, d38ceaf99ed015f2a0b9af3499791bd3a3daae21 to < 8e24beb3c2b08a4763f920399a9cc577ed440a1a, d38ceaf99ed015f2a0b9af3499791bd3a3daae21 to < 506c245f3f1cd989cb89811a7f06e04ff8813a0d
- Linux Linux: 4.2
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How to fix
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- Apply the vendor's update or mitigation from the references below. If there is none yet, limit exposure of the affected service until there is.
- If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amdgpu: fix double free err_addr pointer warnings
In amdgpu_umc_bad_page_polling_timeout, the amdgpu_umc_handle_bad_pages
will be run many times so that double free err_addr in some special case.
So set the err_addr to NULL to avoid the warnings.
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb6c4a0d83d1f348d718f813706105eff8cfc74
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e24beb3c2b08a4763f920399a9cc577ed440a1a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/506c245f3f1cd989cb89811a7f06e04ff8813a0d
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