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Unscored CVE-2024-41094 EUVD-2024-38891GHSA-54p6-r4cp-p6qq

drm/fbdev-dma: Only set smem_start is enable per module option

Published Jul 29, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/fbdev-dma: Only set smem_start is enable per module option

Only export struct fb_info.fix.smem_start if that is required by the
user and the memory does not come from vmalloc().

Setting struct fb_info.fix.smem_start breaks systems where DMA
memory is backed by vmalloc address space. An example error is
shown below.

[ 3.536043] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 3.540716] virt_to_phys used for non-linear address: 000000007fc4f540 (0xffff800086001000)
[ 3.552628] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 61 at arch/arm64/mm/physaddr.c:12 __virt_to_phys+0x68/0x98
[ 3.565455] Modules linked in:
[ 3.568525] CPU: 4 PID: 61 Comm: kworker/u12:5 Not tainted 6.6.23-06226-g4986cc3e1b75-dirty #250
[ 3.577310] Hardware name: NXP i.MX95 19X19 board (DT)
[ 3.582452] Workqueue: events_unbound deferred_probe_work_func
[ 3.588291] pstate: 60400009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 3.595233] pc : __virt_to_phys+0x68/0x98
[ 3.599246] lr : __virt_to_phys+0x68/0x98
[ 3.603276] sp : ffff800083603990
[ 3.677939] Call trace:
[ 3.680393] __virt_to_phys+0x68/0x98
[ 3.684067] drm_fbdev_dma_helper_fb_probe+0x138/0x238
[ 3.689214] __drm_fb_helper_initial_config_and_unlock+0x2b0/0x4c0
[ 3.695385] drm_fb_helper_initial_config+0x4c/0x68
[ 3.700264] drm_fbdev_dma_client_hotplug+0x8c/0xe0
[ 3.705161] drm_client_register+0x60/0xb0
[ 3.709269] drm_fbdev_dma_setup+0x94/0x148

Additionally, DMA memory is assumed to by contiguous in physical
address space, which is not guaranteed by vmalloc().

Resolve this by checking the module flag drm_leak_fbdev_smem when
DRM allocated the instance of struct fb_info. Fbdev-dma then only
sets smem_start only if required (via FBINFO_HIDE_SMEM_START). Also
guarantee that the framebuffer is not located in vmalloc address
space.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.4 6.6.37

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 6.9.8-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.9.8-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-48.48 USN-7089-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1018.20 USN-7089-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure 6.8.0-1017.20 USN-7089-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp +1 6.8.0-1017.19 USN-7095-1, USN-7089-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1013.17 USN-7089-6
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1002.4 USN-7156-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1015.15 USN-7089-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-48.48.3 USN-7089-7
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1017.19.1 USN-7095-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oem-6.8 6.8.0-1016.16 USN-7089-4
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1015.16 USN-7089-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1014.16 USN-7089-5
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv 6.8.0-48.48.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1 USN-7089-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-6.8 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1 USN-7090-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 +1 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1 USN-7095-1, USN-7089-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1 USN-7089-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1 USN-7089-7
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1 USN-7089-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 6.8.0-48.48.1~22.04.2 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +26 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +13 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2013.14 —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1011.11 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 bpftool 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5 RHSA-2024:9315
RHEL 9 rv +67 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 RHSA-2024:9315
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-17.1.1.51 SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-livepatch-MICRO-6-0_Update_2 +1 1-1.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1, SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +1 6.4.0-10.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-source +2 6.4.0-19.1 SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2 1-150600.1.3.2 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4 1-150600.13.3.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP6 kernel-syms-rt 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.6 dtb-aarch64 +10 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-azure +2 6.4.0-150600.8.11.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.22.1.150600.12.8.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150600.10.8.3 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1
openSUSE Leap 15.6 kernel-syms-rt 6.4.0-150600.10.8.1 SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 bpftool 7.4.0-503.11.1.el9_5 ELSA-2024-9315
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-503.11.1.el9_5 ELSA-2024-9315

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