Kernel memory corruption via unchecked pipe index
Published Apr 4, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
Out-of-bounds access in the Linux kernel 6.7 AMD display driver allows local users to corrupt kernel memory via a crafted display configuration. The map_hw_resources function uses num_pipes to index six-entry stream and plane mapping arrays without first rejecting values above their bounds. Access to a DRM device node and a crafted atomic modeset can trigger out-of-bounds reads and writes, causing an oops, display-engine hang, or kernel panic.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds access in the Linux kernel 6.7 AMD display driver allows local users to corrupt kernel memory via a crafted display configuration. The map_hw_resources function uses num_pipes to index six-entry stream and plane mapping arrays without first rejecting values above their bounds. Access to a DRM device node and a crafted atomic modeset can trigger out-of-bounds reads and writes, causing an oops, display-engine hang, or kernel panic.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-26797
- Published
- Apr 4, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-120, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 4, 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=7966f319c66d9468623c6a6a017ecbc0dd79be75 <0f8ca019544a252d1afb468ce840c6dcbac73af4
- Affected versionversion=7966f319c66d9468623c6a6a017ecbc0dd79be75 <50a6302cf881f67f1410461a68fe9eabd00ff31d
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