Linux KernelOperating system · Linux

CVE-2024-56594

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-27

Fix available

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Remediation priority · Elevated

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Official description

NVD · unedited

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: set the right AMDGPU sg segment limitation The driver needs to set the correct max_segment_size; otherwise debug_dma_map_sg() will complain about the over-mapping of the AMDGPU sg length as following: WARNING: CPU: 6 PID: 1964 at kernel/dma/debug.c:1178 debug_dma_map_sg+0x2dc/0x370 [ 364.049444] Modules linked in: veth amdgpu(OE) amdxcp drm_exec gpu_sched drm_buddy drm_ttm_helper ttm(OE) drm_suballoc_helper drm_display_helper drm_kms_helper i2c_algo_bit rpcsec_gss_krb5 auth_rpcgss nfsv4 nfs lockd grace netfs xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_netlink xfrm_user xfrm_algo iptable_nat xt_addrtype iptable_filter br_netfilter nvme_fabrics overlay nfnetlink_cttimeout nfnetlink openvswitch nsh nf_conncount nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 libcrc32c bridge stp llc amd_atl intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common sunrpc sch_fq_codel snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_scodec_component snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg edac_mce_amd binfmt_misc snd_hda_codec snd_pci_acp6x snd_hda_core snd_acp_config snd_hwdep snd_soc_acpi kvm_amd snd_pcm kvm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event crct10dif_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel sha512_ssse3 snd_rawmidi sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 aesni_intel snd_seq nls_iso8859_1 crypto_simd snd_seq_device cryptd snd_timer rapl input_leds snd [ 364.049532] ipmi_devintf wmi_bmof ccp serio_raw k10temp sp5100_tco soundcore ipmi_msghandler cm32181 industrialio mac_hid msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport drm efi_pstore ip_tables x_tables pci_stub crc32_pclmul nvme ahci libahci i2c_piix4 r8169 nvme_core i2c_designware_pci realtek i2c_ccgx_ucsi video wmi hid_generic cdc_ether usbnet usbhid hid r8152 mii [ 364.049576] CPU: 6 PID: 1964 Comm: rocminfo Tainted: G OE 6.10.0-custom #492 [ 364.049579] Hardware name: AMD Majolica-RN/Majolica-RN, BIOS RMJ1009A 06/13/2021 [ 364.049582] RIP: 0010:debug_dma_map_sg+0x2dc/0x370 [ 364.049585] Code: 89 4d b8 e8 36 b1 86 00 8b 4d b8 48 8b 55 b0 44 8b 45 a8 4c 8b 4d a0 48 89 c6 48 c7 c7 00 4b 74 bc 4c 89 4d b8 e8 b4 73 f3 ff <0f> 0b 4c 8b 4d b8 8b 15 c8 2c b8 01 85 d2 0f 85 ee fd ff ff 8b 05 [ 364.049588] RSP: 0018:ffff9ca600b57ac0 EFLAGS: 00010286 [ 364.049590] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88b7c132b0c8 RCX: 0000000000000027 [ 364.049592] RDX: ffff88bb0f521688 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff88bb0f521680 [ 364.049594] RBP: ffff9ca600b57b20 R08: 000000000000006f R09: ffff9ca600b57930 [ 364.049596] R10: ffff9ca600b57928 R11: ffffffffbcb46328 R12: 0000000000000000 [ 364.049597] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: ffff88b7c19c0700 R15: ffff88b7c9059800 [ 364.049599] FS: 00007fb2d3516e80(0000) GS:ffff88bb0f500000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 364.049601] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 364.049603] CR2: 000055610bd03598 CR3: 00000001049f6000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 [ 364.049605] Call Trace: [ 364.049607] <TASK> [ 364.049609] ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 [ 364.049614] ? __warn+0x8c/0x140 [ 364.049618] ? debug_dma_map_sg+0x2dc/0x370 [ 364.049621] ? report_bug+0x193/0x1a0 [ 364.049627] ? handle_bug+0x46/0x80 [ 364.049631] ? exc_invalid_op+0x1d/0x80 [ 364.049635] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1f/0x30 [ 364.049642] ? debug_dma_map_sg+0x2dc/0x370 [ 364.049647] __dma_map_sg_attrs+0x90/0xe0 [ 364.049651] dma_map_sgtable+0x25/0x40 [ 364.049654] amdgpu_bo_move+0x59a/0x850 [amdgpu] [ 364.049935] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ 364.049939] ? amdgpu_ttm_tt_populate+0x5d/0xc0 [amdgpu] [ 364.050095] ttm_bo_handle_move_mem+0xc3/0x180 [ttm] [ 364.050103] ttm_bo_validate+0xc1/0x160 [ttm] [ 364.050108] ? amdgpu_ttm_tt_get_user_pages+0xe5/0x1b0 [amdgpu] [ 364.050263] amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_alloc_memory_of_gpu+0xa12/0xc90 [amdgpu] [ 364.050473] kfd_ioctl_alloc_memory_of_gpu+0x16b/0x3b0 [amdgpu] [ 364.050680] kfd_ioctl+0x3c2/0x530 [amdgpu] [ 364.050866] ? __pfx_kfd_ioctl_alloc_memory_of_gpu+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu] [ 364.05105 ---truncated---

Technical summary

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Affected products & versions

NVD · CPE data

Linux KernelOperating system

Affected:>= 4.2, < 5.4.287>= 5.5, < 5.10.231>= 5.11, < 5.15.174>= 5.16, < 6.1.120>= 6.2, < 6.6.66>= 6.7, < 6.12.5

CVSS breakdown

From the vector

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Remediation

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Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.4.287 / 5.10.231 / 5.15.174 or later

Fixed in 5.4.2875.10.2315.15.174

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Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to kernel 5.4.287+ (5.4.x), 5.10.231+ (5.10.x), 5.15.174+ (5.15.x), or 6.1.120+ (6.1.x LTS) depending on your current branch

Identify your current kernel version using `uname -r`
Determine which kernel branch you are running (e.g., 5.4.x, 5.10.x, 5.15.x, 6.1.x)
Upgrade to the appropriate fixed kernel version based on your branch: For 5.4.x series, upgrade to >= 5.4.287; For 5.10.x series, upgrade to >= 5.10.231; For 5.15.x series, upgrade to >= 5.15.174; For 6.1.x series, upgrade to >= 6.1.120
Use your distribution's package manager to install the new kernel (e.g., `apt-get install linux-image-<version>` for Debian/Ubuntu, `yum install kernel-<version>` for RHEL/CentOS, or `pacman -S linux` for Arch)
Reboot the system to load the new kernel
Verify the fix is applied by checking the kernel version and confirming the amdgpu driver no longer triggers the DMA debug warning

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At a glance

A fix existsUpgrade to 5.4.287 / 5.10.231 or later

Severity 5.5 Medium

Exploit likelihood EPSS, next 30 days 0.2%

Affects: Linux Kernel

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