Simplifying memory management in Linux kernel
CVE-2024-50189

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Linux

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2024

What is CVE-2024-50189?

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.

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Affected Version(s)

Linux 4b2c53d93a4bc9d52cc0ec354629cfc9dc217f93 < 8c6ad37e5882073cab84901a31da9cb22f316276

Linux 4b2c53d93a4bc9d52cc0ec354629cfc9dc217f93 < 4cd9c5a0fcadc39a05c978a01e15e0d1edc4be93

Linux 4b2c53d93a4bc9d52cc0ec354629cfc9dc217f93 < 1c3b4c90479aa0375ec98fe1a802993ff96a5f47

References

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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