CVE-2024-56608
Linux Kernel ≤ 6.12.5
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-56608 is a high-severity Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) vulnerability in Linux Linux Kernel. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 17th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-53256
Vulnerability Data
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix out-of-bounds access in 'dcn21_link_encoder_create' An issue was identified in the dcn21_link_encoder_create function where an out-of-bounds access could occur when the hpd_source index was used to reference the link_enc_hpd_regs…
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array. This array has a fixed size and the index was not being checked against the array's bounds before accessing it. This fix adds a conditional check to ensure that the hpd_source index is within the valid range of the link_enc_hpd_regs array. If the index is out of bounds, the function now returns NULL to prevent undefined behavior. References: [ 65.920507] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 65.920510] UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../display/dc/resource/dcn21/dcn21_resource.c:1312:29 [ 65.920519] index 7 is out of range for type 'dcn10_link_enc_hpd_registers [5]' [ 65.920523] CPU: 3 PID: 1178 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G OE 6.8.0-cleanershaderfeatureresetasdntipmi200nv2132 #13 [ 65.920525] Hardware name: AMD Majolica-RN/Majolica-RN, BIOS WMJ0429N_Weekly_20_04_2 04/29/2020 [ 65.920527] Call Trace: [ 65.920529] <TASK> [ 65.920532] dump_stack_lvl+0x48/0x70 [ 65.920541] dump_stack+0x10/0x20 [ 65.920543] __ubsan_handle_out_of_bounds+0xa2/0xe0 [ 65.920549] dcn21_link_encoder_create+0xd9/0x140 [amdgpu] [ 65.921009] link_create+0x6d3/0xed0 [amdgpu] [ 65.921355] create_links+0x18a/0x4e0 [amdgpu] [ 65.921679] dc_create+0x360/0x720 [amdgpu] [ 65.921999] ? dmi_matches+0xa0/0x220 [ 65.922004] amdgpu_dm_init+0x2b6/0x2c90 [amdgpu] [ 65.922342] ? console_unlock+0x77/0x120 [ 65.922348] ? dev_printk_emit+0x86/0xb0 [ 65.922354] dm_hw_init+0x15/0x40 [amdgpu] [ 65.922686] amdgpu_device_init+0x26a8/0x33a0 [amdgpu] [ 65.922921] amdgpu_driver_load_kms+0x1b/0xa0 [amdgpu] [ 65.923087] amdgpu_pci_probe+0x1b7/0x630 [amdgpu] [ 65.923087] local_pci_probe+0x4b/0xb0 [ 65.923087] pci_device_probe+0xc8/0x280 [ 65.923087] really_probe+0x187/0x300 [ 65.923087] __driver_probe_device+0x85/0x130 [ 65.923087] driver_probe_device+0x24/0x110 [ 65.923087] __driver_attach+0xac/0x1d0 [ 65.923087] ? __pfx___driver_attach+0x10/0x10 [ 65.923087] bus_for_each_dev+0x7d/0xd0 [ 65.923087] driver_attach+0x1e/0x30 [ 65.923087] bus_add_driver+0xf2/0x200 [ 65.923087] driver_register+0x64/0x130 [ 65.923087] ? __pfx_amdgpu_init+0x10/0x10 [amdgpu] [ 65.923087] __pci_register_driver+0x61/0x70 [ 65.923087] amdgpu_init+0x7d/0xff0 [amdgpu] [ 65.923087] do_one_initcall+0x49/0x310 [ 65.923087] ? kmalloc_trace+0x136/0x360 [ 65.923087] do_init_module+0x6a/0x270 [ 65.923087] load_module+0x1fce/0x23a0 [ 65.923087] init_module_from_file+0x9c/0xe0 [ 65.923087] ? init_module_from_file+0x9c/0xe0 [ 65.923087] idempotent_init_module+0x179/0x230 [ 65.923087] __x64_sys_finit_module+0x5d/0xa0 [ 65.923087] do_syscall_64+0x76/0x120 [ 65.923087] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 [ 65.923087] RIP: 0033:0x7f2d80f1e88d [ 65.923087] Code: 5b 41 5c c3 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 73 b5 0f 00 f7 d8 64 89 01 48 [ 65.923087] RSP: 002b:00007ffc7bc1aa78 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000139 [ 65.923087] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000564c9c1db130 RCX: 00007f2d80f1e88d [ 65.923087] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000564c9c1e5480 RDI: 000000000000000f [ 65.923087] RBP: 0000000000040000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000002 [ 65.923087] R10: 000000000000000f R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000564c9c1e5480 [ 65.923087] R13: 0000564c9c1db260 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000564c9c1e54b0 [ 65.923087] </TASK> [ 65.923927] ---[ end trace ]---
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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 require input validation and bounds checking that prevent improper array indexing.
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 out-of-bounds array access but does not prevent the weakness by itself.
Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and bounds checking that directly prevents improper array indexing.
Application security requirements include validation of untrusted input used for indexing or addressing memory structures.
Secure architecture principles encourage defensive coding patterns that reduce index-related vulnerabilities.
Secure coding standards explicitly require bounds checking and validation of array indices derived from untrusted data.