CVE-2024-46709Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 94.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedSep 13
Latest updateJan 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vmwgfx: Fix prime with external buffers Make sure that for external buffers mapping goes through the dma_buf interface instead of trying to access pages directly. External buffers might not provide direct access to readable/writable pages so to make sure the bo's created from external dma_bufs can be read dma_buf interface has to be used. Fixes crashes in IGT's kms_prime with vgem. Regular desktop usage won't trigger thi

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages9 packages

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

7
OSV
linux-azure, linux-azure-6.8 vulnerabilities2025-01-09
OSV
linux-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities2025-01-06
OSV
linux-gkeop vulnerabilities2024-12-12
OSV
linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities2024-12-12
OSV
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gke, linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-oem-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8, linux-raspi vulnerabilities2024-12-12

📋Vendor Advisories

8
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities2025-01-09
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities2025-01-06
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (GKE) vulnerabilities2024-12-12
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities2024-12-12
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities2024-12-12