CVE-2024-49971

low-risk
Published 2024-10-21

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Increase array size of dummy_boolean [WHY] dml2_core_shared_mode_support and dml_core_mode_support access the third element of dummy_boolean, i.e. hw_debug5 = &s->dummy_boolean[2], when dummy_boolean has size of 2. Any assignment to hw_debug5 causes an OVERRUN. [HOW] Increase dummy_boolean's array size to 3. This fixes 2 OVERRUN issues reported by Coverity.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (2)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d64d39486197083497a01b39e23f2f8474b35d3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9e48b7bb9cf3b78f0305ef0144aaf61da0a83d8
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal