CVE-2021-47042

drm/amd/display: Free local data after use

Published Feb 28, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amd/display: Free local data after use

Fixes the following memory leak in dc_link_construct():

unreferenced object 0xffffa03e81471400 (size 1024):
comm "amd_module_load", pid 2486, jiffies 4294946026 (age 10.544s)
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace:
[<000000000bdf5c4a>] kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x30a/0x4a0
[<00000000e7c59f0e>] link_create+0xce/0xac0 [amdgpu]
[<000000002fb6c072>] dc_create+0x370/0x720 [amdgpu]
[<000000000094d1f3>] amdgpu_dm_init+0x18e/0x17a0 [amdgpu]
[<00000000bec048fd>] dm_hw_init+0x12/0x20 [amdgpu]
[<00000000a2bb7cf6>] amdgpu_device_init+0x1463/0x1e60 [amdgpu]
[<0000000032d3bb13>] amdgpu_driver_load_kms+0x5b/0x330 [amdgpu]
[<00000000a27834f9>] amdgpu_pci_probe+0x192/0x280 [amdgpu]
[<00000000fec7d291>] local_pci_probe+0x47/0xa0
[<0000000055dbbfa7>] pci_device_probe+0xe3/0x180
[<00000000815da970>] really_probe+0x1c4/0x4e0
[<00000000b4b6974b>] driver_probe_device+0x62/0x150
[<000000000f9ecc61>] device_driver_attach+0x58/0x60
[<000000000f65c843>] __driver_attach+0xd6/0x150
[<000000002f5e3683>] bus_for_each_dev+0x6a/0xc0
[<00000000a1cfc897>] driver_attach+0x1e/0x20

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses CWE-401
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 1:46 PM
Reserved
Feb 27, 2024, 6:42 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 28, 2024, 9:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:16 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 28, 2024, 12:00 AM