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CVE-2024-38592MEDIUM
Linux Linux — drm/mediatek: Init `ddp_comp` with devm_kcalloc()
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0023   14.6     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    01389b324c97ff8f04e9c33b9ee246084f9f6dd2 –  —
  Linux    6.7 –                                       6.8.12
TIMELINE
  Jun 18  Reserved by Linux
  Jun 19  Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2024-38592 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CWE-908 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/mediatek: Init `ddp_comp` with devm_kcalloc() In the case where `conn_routes` is true we allocate an extra slot in the `ddp_comp` array but mtk_drm_crtc_create() never seemed to initialize it in the test case I ran. For me, this caused a later crash when we looped through the array in mtk_drm_crtc_mode_valid(). This showed up for me when I booted with `slub_debug=FZPUA` which poisons the memory initially. Without `slub_debug` I couldn't reproduce, presumably because the later code handles the value being NULL and in most cases (not guaranteed in all cases) the memory the allocator returned started out as 0. It really doesn't hurt to initialize the array with devm_kcalloc() since the array is small and the overhead of initting a handful of elements to 0 is small. In general initting memory to zero is a safer practice and usually it's suggested to only use the non-initting alloc functions if you really need to. Let's switch the function to use an allocation function that zeros the memory. For me, this avoids the crash.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
June 18, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
June 19, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2024-38592 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux01389b324c97ff8f04e9c33b9ee246084f9f6dd2
LinuxLinux6.76.8.12

Weaknesses

CWE-908

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2024-38592 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-908

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