Kernel memory access violation via unbounded clock iteration
Published Apr 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
An out-of-bounds array access in Linux 6.7 through 6.7.5 and 6.8-rc1 through 6.8-rc4 allows local users to trigger invalid kernel memory access. dcn35_clk_mgr_helper_populate_bw_params uses firmware-reported enabled-clock counts to iterate fixed MemPstateTable, FclkClocks_Freq, and DcfClocks arrays without clamping each count to its array capacity. The path runs during AMD display-driver initialization on DCN35 hardware, where the invalid access can corrupt kernel state or crash the system.
Summary
What happened
An out-of-bounds array access in Linux 6.7 through 6.7.5 and 6.8-rc1 through 6.8-rc4 allows local users to trigger invalid kernel memory access. dcn35_clk_mgr_helper_populate_bw_params uses firmware-reported enabled-clock counts to iterate fixed MemPstateTable, FclkClocks_Freq, and DcfClocks arrays without clamping each count to its array capacity. The path runs during AMD display-driver initialization on DCN35 hardware, where the invalid access can corrupt kernel state or crash the system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26699
- Published
- Apr 3, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-129
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
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- Apr 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.7
- Affected versionversion=8774029f76b9806f2f3586bb0502408076767fd5 <46806e59a87790760870d216f54951a5b4d545bc
- Affected versionversion=8774029f76b9806f2f3586bb0502408076767fd5 <ca400d8e0c1c9d79c08dfb6b7f966e26c8cae7fb
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