How severe is CVE-2024-56542?

CVE-2024-56542 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.

Is CVE-2024-56542 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (16th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-56542?

CVE-2024-56542 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56542?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2024-56542 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2024-56542 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-53190.

When was CVE-2024-56542 published?

CVE-2024-56542 was published on 2024-12-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2024-56542

CVE-2024-56542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-401.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (16th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2024-53190
Weakness: CWE-401
Affected product: Linux Linux Kernel
Published: 2024-12-27
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed Running "modprobe amdgpu" the second time (followed by a modprobe -r amdgpu) causes a call trace like: [ 845.212163] Memory manager not clean during takedown. [ 845.212170] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 2481 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c:999 drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212177] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE-) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amd_sched(OE) drm_exec drm_suballoc_helper drm_display_helper i2c_algo_bit amdttm(OE) amdkcl(OE) cec rc_core sunrpc qrtr intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_hdmi edac_mce_amd snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_usb_audio snd_hda_codec snd_usbmidi_lib kvm_amd snd_hda_core snd_ump mc snd_hwdep kvm snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul snd_rawmidi polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 snd_seq aesni_intel crypto_simd snd_seq_device cryptd snd_timer mfd_aaeon asus_nb_wmi eeepc_wmi joydev asus_wmi snd ledtrig_audio sparse_keymap ccp wmi_bmof input_leds k10temp i2c_piix4 platform_profile rapl soundcore gpio_amdpt mac_hid binfmt_misc msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_logitech_hidpp hid_logitech_dj hid_generic usbhid hid ahci xhci_pci igc crc32_pclmul libahci xhci_pci_renesas video [ 845.212284] wmi [last unloaded: amddrm_ttm_helper(OE)] [ 845.212290] CPU: 4 PID: 2481 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G W OE 6.8.0-31-generic #31-Ubuntu [ 845.212296] RIP: 0010:drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212300] Code: 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 47 38 48 83 c7 38 48 39 f8 75 09 31 c0 31 ff e9 90 2e 86 00 55 48 c7 c7 d0 f6 8e 8a 48 89 e5 e8 f5 db 45 ff <0f> 0b 5d 31 c0 31 ff e9 74 2e 86 00 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 [ 845.212302] RSP: 0018:ffffb11302127ae0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 845.212305] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff92aa5020fc08 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212307] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212309] RBP: ffffb11302127ae0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212310] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000004 [ 845.212312] R13: ffff92aa50200000 R14: ffff92aa5020fb10 R15: ffff92aa5020faa0 [ 845.212313] FS: 0000707dd7c7c080(0000) GS:ffff92b93de00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 845.212316] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 845.212318] CR2: 00007d48b0aee200 CR3: 0000000115a58000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0 [ 845.212320] PKRU: 55555554 [ 845.212321] Call Trace: [ 845.212323] <TASK> [ 845.212328] ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 [ 845.212333] ? __warn+0x89/0x160 [ 845.212339] ? drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212344] ? report_bug+0x17e/0x1b0 [ 845.212350] ? handle_bug+0x51/0xa0 [ 845.212355] ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80 [ 845.212359] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20 [ 845.212366] ? drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212371] amdgpu_gtt_mgr_fini+0xa9/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 845.212645] amdgpu_ttm_fini+0x264/0x340 [amdgpu] [ 845.212770] amdgpu_bo_fini+0x2e/0xc0 [amdgpu] [ 845.212894] gmc_v12_0_sw_fini+0x2a/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 845.213036] amdgpu_device_fini_sw+0x11a/0x590 [amdgpu] [ 845.213159] amdgpu_driver_release_kms+0x16/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 845.213302] devm_drm_dev_init_release+0x5e/0x90 [ 845.213305] devm_action_release+0x12/0x30 [ 845.213308] release_nodes+0x42/0xd0 [ 845.213311] devres_release_all+0x97/0xe0 [ 845.213314] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0x80 [ 845.213317] device_release_driver_internal+0x230/0x270 [ 845.213319] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 This is caused by lost memory during early init phase. First time driver is removed, memory is freed but when second time the driver is inserted, VBIOS dmub is not active, since the PSP policy is to retain the driver loaded version on subsequent warm boots. Hence, communication with VBIOS DMUB fails. Fix this by aborting further comm ---truncated---

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56542?: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed Running "modprobe amdgpu" the second time (followed by a modprobe -r amdgpu) causes a call trace like: [ 845.212163] Memory manager not clean during takedown. [ 845.212170] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 2481 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c:999 drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212177] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE-) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amd_sched(OE) drm_exec drm_suballoc_helper drm_display_helper i2c_algo_bit amdttm(OE) amdkcl(OE) cec rc_core sunrpc qrtr intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_hdmi edac_mce_amd snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_usb_audio snd_hda_codec snd_usbmidi_lib kvm_amd snd_hda_core snd_ump mc snd_hwdep kvm snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul snd_rawmidi polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 snd_seq aesni_intel crypto_simd snd_seq_device cryptd snd_timer mfd_aaeon asus_nb_wmi eeepc_wmi joydev asus_wmi snd ledtrig_audio sparse_keymap ccp wmi_bmof input_leds k10temp i2c_piix4 platform_profile rapl soundcore gpio_amdpt mac_hid binfmt_misc msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_logitech_hidpp hid_logitech_dj hid_generic usbhid hid ahci xhci_pci igc crc32_pclmul libahci xhci_pci_renesas video [ 845.212284] wmi [last unloaded: amddrm_ttm_helper(OE)] [ 845.212290] CPU: 4 PID: 2481 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G W OE 6.8.0-31-generic #31-Ubuntu [ 845.212296] RIP: 0010:drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212300] Code: 1f 44 00 00 48 8b 47 38 48 83 c7 38 48 39 f8 75 09 31 c0 31 ff e9 90 2e 86 00 55 48 c7 c7 d0 f6 8e 8a 48 89 e5 e8 f5 db 45 ff <0f> 0b 5d 31 c0 31 ff e9 74 2e 86 00 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 [ 845.212302] RSP: 0018:ffffb11302127ae0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 845.212305] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff92aa5020fc08 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212307] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212309] RBP: ffffb11302127ae0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 [ 845.212310] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000004 [ 845.212312] R13: ffff92aa50200000 R14: ffff92aa5020fb10 R15: ffff92aa5020faa0 [ 845.212313] FS: 0000707dd7c7c080(0000) GS:ffff92b93de00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 845.212316] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 845.212318] CR2: 00007d48b0aee200 CR3: 0000000115a58000 CR4: 0000000000f50ef0 [ 845.212320] PKRU: 55555554 [ 845.212321] Call Trace: [ 845.212323] <TASK> [ 845.212328] ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 [ 845.212333] ? __warn+0x89/0x160 [ 845.212339] ? drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212344] ? report_bug+0x17e/0x1b0 [ 845.212350] ? handle_bug+0x51/0xa0 [ 845.212355] ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x80 [ 845.212359] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20 [ 845.212366] ? drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212371] amdgpu_gtt_mgr_fini+0xa9/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 845.212645] amdgpu_ttm_fini+0x264/0x340 [amdgpu] [ 845.212770] amdgpu_bo_fini+0x2e/0xc0 [amdgpu] [ 845.212894] gmc_v12_0_sw_fini+0x2a/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 845.213036] amdgpu_device_fini_sw+0x11a/0x590 [amdgpu] [ 845.213159] amdgpu_driver_release_kms+0x16/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 845.213302] devm_drm_dev_init_release+0x5e/0x90 [ 845.213305] devm_action_release+0x12/0x30 [ 845.213308] release_nodes+0x42/0xd0 [ 845.213311] devres_release_all+0x97/0xe0 [ 845.213314] device_unbind_cleanup+0x12/0x80 [ 845.213317] device_release_driver_internal+0x230/0x270 [ 845.213319] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 This is caused by lost memory during early init phase. First time driver is removed, memory is freed but when second time the driver is inserted, VBIOS dmub is not active, since the PSP policy is to retain the driver loaded version on subsequent warm boots. Hence, communication with VBIOS DMUB fails. Fix this by aborting further comm ---truncated---
How severe is CVE-2024-56542?: CVE-2024-56542 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
Is CVE-2024-56542 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (16th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2024-56542?: CVE-2024-56542 affects Linux Linux Kernel. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2024-56542?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2024-56542 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2024-56542 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2024-53190.
When was CVE-2024-56542 published?: CVE-2024-56542 was published on 2024-12-27 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

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