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CVE-2024-42120

kernel: drm/amd/display: Check pipe offset before setting vblank

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.2

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 30, 2024

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A vulnerability in the DRM/AMD/display subsystem in the Linux Kernel was resolved by adding a check for the pipe_ctx index before accessing the vblank array. This fix addresses an out-of-bounds access issue reported by Coverity, preventing potential memory corruption and enhancing system stability. The check ensures that the index is within the valid range, safeguarding against buffer overruns.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux kernel used in its distributions.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read