CVE-2024-44980: drm/xe: Fix opregion leak

Published Sep 4, 2024
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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>] kmemleakalloc+0x4b/0x80 [<ffffffff81493be2>] kmalloctracenoprof+0x312/0x3d0 [<ffffffffa1345679>] intelopregionsetup+0x89/0x700 [xe] [<ffffffffa125bfaf>] xedisplayinitnoirq+0x2f/0x90 [xe] [<ffffffffa1199ec3>] xedeviceprobe+0x7a3/0xbf0 [xe] [<ffffffffa11f3713>] xepciprobe+0x333/0x5b0 [xe] [<ffffffff81af6be8>] localpciprobe+0x48/0xb0 [<ffffffff81af8778>] pcideviceprobe+0xc8/0x280 [<ffffffff81d09048>] reallyprobe+0xf8/0x390 [<ffffffff81d0937a>] driverprobedevice+0x8a/0x170 [<ffffffff81d09503>] driverprobedevice+0x23/0xb0 [<ffffffff81d097b7>] driverattach+0xc7/0x190 [<ffffffff81d0628d>] busforeachdev+0x7d/0xd0 [<ffffffff81d0851e>] driverattach+0x1e/0x30 [<ffffffff81d07ac7>] busadddriver+0x117/0x250

(cherry picked from commit 6f4e43a2f771b737d991142ec4f6d4b7ff31fbb4)

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Linux Linux kernel>=6.8<6.10.7
Linux Linux kernel=6.11-rc1
Linux Linux kernel=6.11-rc2
Linux Linux kernel=6.11-rc3
Linux Linux kernel=6.11-rc4
debian/linux
5.10.223-15.10.234-16.1.129-16.1.135-16.12.25-16.12.27-1

Event History

Sep 4, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:54 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:54 PM
Description
Jan 13, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·06:30 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Apr 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·07:39 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-44980?

CVE-2024-44980 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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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