CVE-2024-46816

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Sep 27, 2024
Updated: Nov 20, 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-46816 is a vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel's amdgpu_dm component. The issue stems from a Coverity report indicating an OVERRUN warning, where the link count could exceed the maximum number of links (max_links). This could potentially lead to memory overflow if the link count surpasses AMDGPU_DM_MAX_DISPLAY_INDEX, which is 31. To mitigate this risk, it is essential to ensure that the link count remains below the maximum limit. The vulnerability has been resolved in the latest Linux kernel update.

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