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drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed Running "modprobe amdgpu" the second time (followed by a modprobe -r amdgpu) causes a call trace like: [ 845.212163] Memory manager not clean during takedown. [ 845.212170] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 2481 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c:999 drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212177] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE-) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amd_sched(OE) drm_exec drm_suballoc_helper drm_display_helper i2c_algo_bit amdttm(OE) amdkcl(OE) cec rc_core sunrpc qrtr intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_hdmi edac_mce_amd snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_usb_audio snd_hda_codec snd_usbmidi_lib kvm_amd snd_hda_core snd_ump mc snd_hwdep kvm snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul snd_rawmidi polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 snd_seq aesni_intel crypto_simd snd_seq_device cryptd snd_timer mfd_aaeon asus_nb_wmi eeepc_wmi joydev asus_wmi snd ledtrig_audio sparse_keymap ccp wmi_bmof input_leds k10temp i2c_piix4 platform_profile rapl soundcore gpio_amdpt mac_hid binfmt_misc msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_logitech_hidpp hid_logitech_dj hid_generic usbhid hid ahci xhci_pci igc crc32_pclmul libahci xhci_pci_renesas video [ 845.212284] wmi [last unloaded: amddrm_ttm_helper(OE)] [ 845.212290] CPU: 4 PI

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.11.11, 6.12.2
CVEs
CVE-2024-56542
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 08:42 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Dec 2024, 14:11 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix a memleak issue when driver is removed Running "modprobe amdgpu" the second time (followed by a modprobe -r amdgpu) causes a call trace like: [ 845.212163] Memory manager not clean during takedown. [ 845.212170] WARNING: CPU: 4 PID: 2481 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mm.c:999 drm_mm_takedown+0x2b/0x40 [ 845.212177] Modules linked in: amdgpu(OE-) amddrm_ttm_helper(OE) amddrm_buddy(OE) amdxcp(OE) amd_sched(OE) drm_exec drm_suballoc_helper drm_display_helper i2c_algo_bit amdttm(OE) amdkcl(OE) cec rc_core sunrpc qrtr intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common snd_hda_codec_hdmi edac_mce_amd snd_hda_intel snd_intel_dspcfg snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_usb_audio snd_hda_codec snd_usbmidi_lib kvm_amd snd_hda_core snd_ump mc snd_hwdep kvm snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul snd_rawmidi polyval_clmulni polyval_generic ghash_clmulni_intel sha256_ssse3 sha1_ssse3 snd_seq aesni_intel crypto_simd snd_seq_device cryptd snd_timer mfd_aaeon asus_nb_wmi eeepc_wmi joydev asus_wmi snd ledtrig_audio sparse_keymap ccp wmi_bmof input_leds k10temp i2c_piix4 platform_profile rapl soundcore gpio_amdpt mac_hid binfmt_misc msr parport_pc ppdev lp parport efi_pstore nfnetlink dmi_sysfs ip_tables x_tables autofs4 hid_logitech_hidpp hid_logitech_dj hid_generic usbhid hid ahci xhci_pci igc crc32_pclmul libahci xhci_pci_renesas video [ 845.212284] wmi [last unloaded: amddrm_ttm_helper(OE)] [ 845.212290] CPU: 4 PI

osv:CVE-2024-56542

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.11.11, 6.12.2

Complete source record
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