Linux Kernel Resolves Memory Leak in drm/imagination Codepath
CVE-2024-46779

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Linux
Status
Linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 September 2024

What is CVE-2024-46779?

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/imagination: Free pvr_vm_gpuva after unlink

This caused a measurable memory leak. Although the individual allocations are small, the leaks occurs in a high-usage codepath (remapping or unmapping device memory) so they add up quickly.

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Affected Version(s)

Linux ff5f643de0bf27874c4033cd57a0bd034b5c7d11 < 1cc695be8920df234f83270d789078cb2d3bc564

Linux ff5f643de0bf27874c4033cd57a0bd034b5c7d11 < 3f6b2f60b4631cd0c368da6a1587ab55a696164d

Linux 6.8

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cc695be8920df234f83270d7...
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f6b2f60b4631cd0c368da6a1...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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