Kernel memory corruption via invalid HDCP index
Published Sep 27, 2024 · Updated May 11, 2026
Improper array-index validation in affected Linux kernels allows local users to trigger memory overruns during AMD display HDCP handling. In hdcp_msg.c, hdmi_14_process_transaction and dp_11_process_transaction accept HDCP_MESSAGE_ID_INVALID (-1), and the HDMI path uses it to index hdcp_i2c_offsets before validation. Low-privileged local access and an AMD display using the affected HDCP paths are required; the overrun can disrupt the kernel and can corrupt or expose kernel memory.
Summary
What happened
Improper array-index validation in affected Linux kernels allows local users to trigger memory overruns during AMD display HDCP handling. In hdcp_msg.c, hdmi_14_process_transaction and dp_11_process_transaction accept HDCP_MESSAGE_ID_INVALID (-1), and the HDMI path uses it to index hdcp_i2c_offsets before validation. Low-privileged local access and an AMD display using the affected HDCP paths are required; the overrun can disrupt the kernel and can corrupt or expose kernel memory.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-46814
- Published
- Sep 27, 2024
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-129, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4c283fdac08abf3211533f70623c90a34f41d08d <0147505f08220c89b3a9c90eb608191276e263a8
- Affected versionversion=4c283fdac08abf3211533f70623c90a34f41d08d <6590643c5de74098d27933b7d224d5ac065d7755
- Affected versionversion=4c283fdac08abf3211533f70623c90a34f41d08d <916083054670060023d3f8a8ace895d710e268f4
- Affected versionversion=4c283fdac08abf3211533f70623c90a34f41d08d <cb63090a17d3abb87f132851fa3711281249b7d2
- Affected versionversion=4c283fdac08abf3211533f70623c90a34f41d08d <fa71face755e27dc44bc296416ebdf2c67163316
- Affected versionversion=4c283fdac08abf3211533f70623c90a34f41d08d <fe63daf7b10253b0faaa60c55d6153cd276927aa
- Affected versionversion=5.5
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