Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/amd/display: Free local data after use
Fixes the following memory leak in dc_link_construct():
unreferenced object 0xffffa03e81471400 (size 1024):
comm "amd_module_load", pid 2486, jiffies 4294946026 (age 10.544s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<000000000bdf5c4a>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x30a/0x4a0
[<00000000e7c59f0e>] link_create+0xce/0xac0 [amdgpu]
[<000000002fb6c072>] dc_create+0x370/0x720 [amdgpu]
[<000000000094d1f3>] amdgpu_dm_init+0x18e/0x17a0 [amdgpu]
[<00000000bec048fd>] dm_hw_init+0x12/0x20 [amdgpu]
[<00000000a2bb7cf6>] amdgpu_device_init+0x1463/0x1e60 [amdgpu]
[<0000000032d3bb13>] amdgpu_driver_load_kms+0x5b/0x330 [amdgpu]
[<00000000a27834f9>] amdgpu_pci_probe+0x192/0x280 [amdgpu]
[<00000000fec7d291>] local_pci_probe+0x47/0xa0
[<0000000055dbbfa7>] pci_device_probe+0xe3/0x180
[<00000000815da970>] really_probe+0x1c4/0x4e0
[<00000000b4b6974b>] driver_probe_device+0x62/0x150
[<000000000f9ecc61>] device_driver_attach+0x58/0x60
[<000000000f65c843>] __driver_attach+0xd6/0x150
[<000000002f5e3683>] bus_for_each_dev+0x6a/0xc0
[<00000000a1cfc897>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.12 | 5.12.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +20 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +26 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-0499 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 12, 2025