Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-49989 is a high-severity Double Free (CWE-415) vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 16th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43666
Vulnerability Data
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: fix double free issue during amdgpu module unload Flexible endpoints use DIGs from available inflexible endpoints, so only the encoders of inflexible links need to be freed. Otherwise, a…
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double free issue may occur when unloading the amdgpu module. [ 279.190523] RIP: 0010:__slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190577] Call Trace: [ 279.190580] <TASK> [ 279.190582] ? show_regs+0x69/0x80 [ 279.190590] ? die+0x3b/0x90 [ 279.190595] ? do_trap+0xc8/0xe0 [ 279.190601] ? do_error_trap+0x73/0xa0 [ 279.190605] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190609] ? exc_invalid_op+0x56/0x70 [ 279.190616] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.190642] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1f/0x30 [ 279.190648] ? dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191096] ? __slab_free+0x152/0x2f0 [ 279.191102] ? dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191469] kfree+0x260/0x2b0 [ 279.191474] dcn10_link_encoder_destroy+0x19/0x30 [amdgpu] [ 279.191821] link_destroy+0xd7/0x130 [amdgpu] [ 279.192248] dc_destruct+0x90/0x270 [amdgpu] [ 279.192666] dc_destroy+0x19/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 279.193020] amdgpu_dm_fini+0x16e/0x200 [amdgpu] [ 279.193432] dm_hw_fini+0x26/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 279.193795] amdgpu_device_fini_hw+0x24c/0x400 [amdgpu] [ 279.194108] amdgpu_driver_unload_kms+0x4f/0x70 [amdgpu] [ 279.194436] amdgpu_pci_remove+0x40/0x80 [amdgpu] [ 279.194632] pci_device_remove+0x3a/0xa0 [ 279.194638] device_remove+0x40/0x70 [ 279.194642] device_release_driver_internal+0x1ad/0x210 [ 279.194647] driver_detach+0x4e/0xa0 [ 279.194650] bus_remove_driver+0x6f/0xf0 [ 279.194653] driver_unregister+0x33/0x60 [ 279.194657] pci_unregister_driver+0x44/0x90 [ 279.194662] amdgpu_exit+0x19/0x1f0 [amdgpu] [ 279.194939] __do_sys_delete_module.isra.0+0x198/0x2f0 [ 279.194946] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x16/0x20 [ 279.194950] do_syscall_64+0x58/0x120 [ 279.194954] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 279.194980] </TASK>
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly prevent double-free errors via static analysis, safe memory APIs, and testing.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development can detect double-free conditions before release.
Secure development life cycle includes memory-safety practices that can prevent double-free bugs.
Application security requirements can mandate memory-safety rules that reduce double-free risk.
Secure system architecture and engineering principles can prescribe safe memory-management patterns.
Secure coding standards directly address proper use of free() and similar functions.