What is CVE-2024-49989?

CVE-2024-49989 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and patched in 5.15.181, 6.1.129, 6.6.55 and others. CVE-2024-49989 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49989?

CVE-2024-49989 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-49989?

Yes, CVE-2024-49989 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.181, 6.1.129, 6.6.55 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-49989 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-49989 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-49989

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix double free issue during amdgpu module unload Flexible endpoints use DIGs from available inflexible endpoints, so only the encoders of inflexible links need to be freed. Otherwise, a double free issue may occur when unloading the amdgpu module. [ 279.190523] RIP: 0010:__slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190577] Call Trace: [ 279.190580] <TASK> [ 279.190582] ? show_regs+0x69/0x80 [ 279.190590] ? die+0x3b/0x90 [ 279.190595] ? do_trap+0xc8/0xe0 [ 279.190601] ? do_error_trap+0x73/0xa0 [ 279.190605] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190609] ? exc_invalid_op+0x56/0x70 [ 279.190616] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190642] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1f/0x30 [ 279.190648] ? dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191096] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.191102] ? dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191469] kfree+0x260/0x2b0 [ 279.191474] dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191821] link_destroy+0xd7/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 279.192248] dc_destruct+0x90/0x270 [amdgpu] [ 279.192666] dc_destroy+0x19/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 279.193020] amdgpu_dm_fini+0x16e/0x200 [amdgpu] [ 279.193432] dm_hw_fini+0x26/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 279.193795] amdgpu_device_fini_hw+0x24c/0x400 [amdgpu] [ 279.194108] amdgpu_driver_unload_kms+0x4f/0x70 [amdgpu] [ 279.194436] amdgpu_pci_remove+0x40/0x80 [amdgpu] [ 279.194632] pci_device_remove+0x3a/0xa0 [ 279.194638] device_remove+0x40/0x70 [ 279.194642] device_release_driver_internal+0x1ad/0x210 [ 279.194647] driver_detach+0x4e/0xa0 [ 279.194650] bus_remove_driver+0x6f/0xf0 [ 279.194653] driver_unregister+0x33/0x60 [ 279.194657] pci_unregister_driver+0x44/0x90 [ 279.194662] amdgpu_exit+0x19/0x1f0 [amdgpu] [ 279.194939] __do_sys_delete_module.isra.0+0x198/0x2f0 [ 279.194946] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x16/0x20 [ 279.194950] do_syscall_64+0x58/0x120 [ 279.194954] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 279.194980] </TASK>

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-10-21

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-415

CVE-2024-49989 is classified as CWE-415

See CWE-415 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.181, 6.1.129, 6.6.55, 6.10.14, 6.11.3, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.181 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.129 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.55 6.6.x ✓ 6.10.14 6.10.x ✓ 6.11.3 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-49989 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00028.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/20b5a8f9f4670a8503aa9fa95ca632e77c6bf55d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c0ff4de45ce2c5f7997a1ffa6eefee4b79e6b58
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c296870740a3a264cdca9f18db12e12e9cfbdb
Patch

6 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-49989

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-10-21

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49989?

CVE-2024-49989 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.181, 6.1.129, 6.6.55 and others. CVE-2024-49989 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49989?

CVE-2024-49989 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-49989?

Yes — CVE-2024-49989 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.181, 6.1.129, 6.6.55 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-49989 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-49989 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.