CVE-2024-44980: drm/xe: Fix opregion leak
First published: Wed Sep 04 2024(Updated: )
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/xe: Fix opregion leak Being part o the display, ideally the setup and cleanup would be done by display itself. However this is a bigger refactor that needs to be done on both i915 and xe. For now, just fix the leak: unreferenced object 0xffff8881a0300008 (size 192): comm "modprobe", pid 4354, jiffies 4295647021 hex dump (first 32 bytes): 00 00 87 27 81 88 ff ff 18 80 9b 00 00 c9 ff ff ...'............ 18 81 9b 00 00 c9 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ backtrace (crc 99260e31): [<ffffffff823ce65b>] kmemleak_alloc+0x4b/0x80 [<ffffffff81493be2>] kmalloc_trace_noprof+0x312/0x3d0 [<ffffffffa1345679>] intel_opregion_setup+0x89/0x700 [xe] [<ffffffffa125bfaf>] xe_display_init_noirq+0x2f/0x90 [xe] [<ffffffffa1199ec3>] xe_device_probe+0x7a3/0xbf0 [xe] [<ffffffffa11f3713>] xe_pci_probe+0x333/0x5b0 [xe] [<ffffffff81af6be8>] local_pci_probe+0x48/0xb0 [<ffffffff81af8778>] pci_device_probe+0xc8/0x280 [<ffffffff81d09048>] really_probe+0xf8/0x390 [<ffffffff81d0937a>] __driver_probe_device+0x8a/0x170 [<ffffffff81d09503>] driver_probe_device+0x23/0xb0 [<ffffffff81d097b7>] __driver_attach+0xc7/0x190 [<ffffffff81d0628d>] bus_for_each_dev+0x7d/0xd0 [<ffffffff81d0851e>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x30 [<ffffffff81d07ac7>] bus_add_driver+0x117/0x250 (cherry picked from commit 6f4e43a2f771b737d991142ec4f6d4b7ff31fbb4)
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Kernel | >=6.8<6.10.7 | |
| Linux Kernel | =6.11-rc1 | |
| Linux Kernel | =6.11-rc2 | |
| Linux Kernel | =6.11-rc3 | |
| Linux Kernel | =6.11-rc4 | |
| debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.123-1 6.1.119-1 6.12.11-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4b2a0ae1a31fd3d1b5ca18ee08319b479cf9b5f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ecdd9853dd9f34e7cdfdadfb70b8f40644ebb4
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-44980
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44980
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2024-44980
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-44980
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-44980
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/f4b2a0ae1a31fd3d1b5ca18ee08319b479cf9b5f
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2024-44980?
CVE-2024-44980 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-44980?
To remediate CVE-2024-44980, upgrade to patched versions of the Linux kernel specifically 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 6.1.123-1, 6.1.119-1, or 6.12.11-1.
Which versions of the Linux kernel are affected by CVE-2024-44980?
CVE-2024-44980 affects the Linux kernel versions from 6.8 up to and including 6.10.7, as well as specific release candidates like 6.11-rc1 through 6.11-rc4.
What is the nature of the vulnerability CVE-2024-44980?
CVE-2024-44980 addresses an opregion leak in the Linux kernel's DRM subsystem, related to display setup and cleanup.
Has CVE-2024-44980 been fixed in the Linux kernel?
Yes, CVE-2024-44980 has been resolved in subsequent updates to the Linux kernel.
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