What is CVE-2024-49972?

CVE-2024-49972 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and patched in 6.11.3 and 6.12. CVE-2024-49972 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49972?

CVE-2024-49972 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-49972?

Yes, CVE-2024-49972 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.3 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-49972 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-49972 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-49972

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Deallocate DML memory if allocation fails [Why] When DC state create DML memory allocation fails, memory is not deallocated subsequently, resulting in uninitialized structure that is not NULL. [How] Deallocate memory if DML memory allocation fails.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2024-11-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.11.3, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.3 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-49972 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80345daa5746184195f2d383a2f1bad058f0f94c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/892abca6877a96c9123bb1c010cafccdf8ca1b75
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-49972

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2024-11-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49972?

CVE-2024-49972 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and has been patched in 6.11.3 and 6.12. CVE-2024-49972 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49972?

CVE-2024-49972 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-49972?

Yes — CVE-2024-49972 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.3 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-49972 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-49972 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.