CVE-2024-53133: drm/amd/display: Handle dml allocation failure to avoid crash
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A missing check for DML allocation failure in AMD display driver can cause kernel crash.
- Who is affected
- Systems running Linux kernel with AMD display driver code paths.
- Urgency
- High severity (CVSS 7.8); unhandled allocation failure can crash kernel, disrupting availability.
- Action
- Apply kernel patch to add proper allocation failure handling.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53133
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2024-531330.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-53133 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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