Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-36914

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Skip on writeback when it's not applicable [WHY] dynamic memory safety error detector (KASAN) catches and generates error messages "BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds" as writeback connector does not support certain features which are not initialized. [HOW] Skip them when connector type is DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_WRITEBACK.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (14.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-36914: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 4562236b3bc0a28aeb6ee93b2d8a849a4c4e1c7c, 4.15, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.9

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36914?
CVE-2024-36914 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-36914?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.